Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Stacie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Stacie
Dr. Stacie Billingsley is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 16 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage strong emotions, reduce stress, and handle relationship and life transitions in practical ways.
She uses plain language and steady support to help people who are overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, grief, or anger. Sessions are geared to build coping skills that fit day-to-day life. Stacie also works with concerns such as addiction, workplace strain, self-esteem, and intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
Her approach blends several evidence-informed methods to match each person's needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking patterns, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, and emotion-focused tools to improve connection and understanding in relationships. People come for help with family of origin issues, communication and control problems, commitment worries, or the fallout from separation and divorce.
She also supports those facing caregiver stress, adoption and foster care questions, and the specific struggles that can come with mood disorders like bipolar or disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. In sessions Stacie creates a calm, nonjudgmental space to practice new skills and try small behavior changes. She emphasizes practical strategies, steady feedback, and realistic goals.
The work aims to reduce immediate distress and build clear steps for moving forward.
What Stacie works with
Everything Stacie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Stacie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Stacie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values. It is useful when feeling stuck, dealing with anger, or facing big life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and depression. It suits problems that involve negative thinking patterns and behavioral avoidance.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether ACT, CBT, or a blend of methods fits the person’s needs and preferences, and they adjust as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction when that helps, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can work well for short check-ins or when frequent messaging helps practice new skills. These options make scheduling more flexible and can fit therapy into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Stacie
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship problems, grief, parenting strain, addictions, and many family-related concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
She combines practical skill building with empathetic listening. Sessions focus on simple, usable tools and clear steps to manage emotions and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dr. Billingsley has 16 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor with practice ties to that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not work with international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions available?
She meets with people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How do people begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.