About Stacey
Stacey Gooden, LPC provides calm, steady support to people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and major life changes. She writes in a warm, down-to-earth way and focuses on helping clients find clearer thinking and more manageable feelings. Stacey invites people to bring real-life worries and takes a practical approach to sorting them out.
Stacey uses a mix of methods aimed at reducing distress and improving daily functioning. She draws on cognitive strategies to help change unhelpful thinking patterns and relaxation practices to lower intense physical reactions.
Background and approach
She also incorporates parts work and trauma-focused techniques to address painful memories and stuck patterns. Her practice includes attention to issues such as abandonment, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety and phobia. Sessions are geared toward helping people make specific changes they can use between appointments.
Goals and pace are set together so work feels realistic and manageable. Stacey has 15 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor in Texas. She blends therapeutic tools with personal values when requested, including integrating Christian perspectives for those who want that element in counseling.
Her manner is patient and direct, aiming to help clients leave sessions with one or two clear next steps. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. Work is offered through multiple online formats so counseling can fit into busy lives.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Stacey uses several evidence-based techniques to address anxiety and trauma. Cognitive strategies focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts that fuel worry and avoidance, which can help with social anxiety and day-to-day stress. Relaxation techniques teach breathing and body-focused skills to reduce physical symptoms of anxiety and make it easier to think clearly.She also works with parts-oriented approaches and trauma-focused methods to process painful memories and reduce the hold they have on daily life. These approaches help people notice different internal parts, understand their roles, and learn new ways of responding to triggers.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Stacey will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past, then adjust strategies over time. The plan can shift as progress is made or new issues arise.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and real-time feedback, while phone sessions can fit into a work break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care and try techniques in everyday settings.
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- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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