Works with
How Stacy works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Stacy
Stacy Jo Poffenbarger is a Florida licensed mental health counselor with 17 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and the motivation struggles that make daily life harder. She also supports those dealing with addiction, anger, and the fatigue that comes from caregiving.
Her work focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She listens to what matters most and shapes conversations to fit each person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to build clearer thinking, steady coping skills, and small changes that add up over time. Stacy uses a mix of evidence-informed approaches to meet different problems. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to unpack unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. She also integrates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when processing traumatic memories. Across sessions she emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Treatment plans are individualized and adjusted as goals evolve. Stacy stays current with new ideas and methods to offer relevant, practical tools. People who reach out can expect straightforward talk about coping strategies, boundary setting, and problem-solving.
Stacy aims to help clients move toward a more balanced life by working at a pace that feels manageable and realistic.
What Stacy works with
Everything Stacy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Stacy's practice.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Workplace issues
Approaches Stacy lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic 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
Stacy commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to ease anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes teaching skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.She may also use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for people processing traumatic memories, helping them reduce the intensity of distressing recollections while building coping skills. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process; she will discuss options, try techniques that fit your goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow more face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers no video. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support between full sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep work focused on daily problems and progress.
Questions people ask about Stacy
What concerns does Stacy commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, addictions, anger, caregiver compassion fatigue, and related challenges.
What is Stacy's therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and person-focused, emphasizing clear coping skills, problem solving, and steady progress toward client goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is Stacy licensed and based?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, credentialed as LMHC, and provides services while based in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Stacy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.