Lacey Schmitt, LISW - Therapist in Iowa

About Lacey

Lacey Schmitt is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, grief, and challenges related to aging and illness. Her approach is straightforward and warm, and she aims to make sessions feel comfortable for people who are worried or tired.

She brings hands-on experience from hospice social work and other counseling roles. That background shapes how she talks about grief, end-of-life concerns, and caregiver stress.

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Background and approach

Lacey also supports people facing chronic pain, chronic illness, and the emotional effects of cancer. In sessions she uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, existential questions, EMDR techniques, and motivational interviewing.

Lacey prefers to build a clear, honest relationship first and then try tools that fit the client’s goals. People can expect practical conversations about sleep, self-esteem, career concerns, stress management, and coping with life changes. She pays attention to issues like dissociation, abandonment, hoarding, and compassion fatigue when those come up.

Lacey emphasizes learning skills and making step-by-step changes. The tone in the room is down-to-earth and direct. She aims to be genuine and transparent while helping people sort through overwhelming feelings.

Lacey works with adults and older adults who are navigating transitions, loss, or complex health-related emotions.

How Lacey’s Approaches Fit Online Therapy

Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience. It helps people feel heard and guides the pace of change based on what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and emotions link together and teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, sleep problems, and mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is an approach used to address distressing memories and trauma symptoms by processing upsetting experiences in a structured way.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust course if something isn’t helpful.

Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues, while phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow for brief support or ongoing tracking between sessions. These options add flexibility for people managing busy schedules, caregiving duties, or health concerns.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Lacey help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, sleep problems, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. She also addresses related issues such as chronic pain, illness, caregiver stress, and isolation.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Lacey’s style is warm, down-to-earth, and straightforward. She focuses on building a clear, honest relationship and uses practical tools tailored to each person.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of experience working in counseling roles, including time as a hospice social worker, which informs her approach to grief and end-of-life concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is an LISW, which stands for Licensed Independent Social Worker, and she practices in Iowa.

Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats are offered?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

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Experience: 6 years
Licensed: Iowa
Languages: English

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