Therapist Profile

My Approach to Helping

Stacy's specialties include ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA related symptoms, COUPLE'S therapy and SEX and LOVE ADDICTION. She has received training in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT).

Client's therapeutic needs vary and so do treatment options. Therapy might be brief and solution oriented or deeper and more emotionally focused. Many people benefit in the development of coping skills to more effectively manage their lives. Toward this end, CBT and DBT skills may be optimal. On the other hand, people often recognize that their present issues stem from deeper unresolved "baggage" or pain from the past. If the client desires to work on underlying issues, Stacy works with clients to "connect and release" past trauma and shame issues (rather than stuffing the hurt or dwelling in the past).

Stacy provides a safe atmosphere that encompasses a supportive and "carefronting" approach with clients. She will collaborate with you to develop a customized treatment plan to help you achieve your hopes and goals.

More Info About My Practice

More information on specialties: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): Based on Marsha Linehan's DBT model, the DBT skills you will learn incorporate mindfulness skills, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. Essentially, DBT teaches people concrete skills to help cope with stress/anxiety, depression, reactive behavior and addictions. I facilitate a DBT group on Tuesday evenings and also provide individual DBT therapy.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR): I am trained in EMDR, which is a highly researched therapy modality proven to be effective in the treatment of trauma related symptoms. For more information on EMDR, you may visit the website EMDRIA.org.

Couples Therapy: Many couples reach a point in their relationship where they need to come in for a "check up." Perhaps you and your partner have come to a stand still in your communication and have little or no emotional intimacy or physical intimacy. You may be experiencing a marital crisis and be on the verge of separation or divorce. Or, you may simply want an unbiased perspective of a third party professional to explore issues within the relationship. Whether your couples issue is pre-martial counseling or relational recovery, I would be happy to meet with you to further determine if I may be able to assist you with your relational issue. I utilize an integrative couples therapy approach drawing from systems theory, strategic family theory and emotionally focused therapy. I work with couples to enhance their communication skills and express their underlying emotions, learn effective conflict resolution skills and enrich areas of intimacy to achieve a more fulfilling relationship.