About Stacey
Stacey Schmid is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage anxiety and stress. She meets individuals where they are and focuses on practical steps to reduce worry and build confidence. Stacey practices with respect and sensitivity.
She creates a plan that fits each person's needs instead of using the same approach for everyone. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with space to talk through feelings and try small changes between meetings.
Background and approach
With six years of work in New York, Stacey has supported people facing depression, low self-esteem, burnout, and relationship strain. She also assists those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, and challenges related to addiction or career transitions. Her style is collaborative and straightforward.
She listens first, then helps clients set realistic steps toward their goals. Stacey encourages skills that people can use in daily life to manage strong emotions and handle setbacks. People who prefer clear guidance and practical tools often find this approach helpful.
Stacey is fluent in English and holds a New York LMHC credential. She aims to empower people so they can make steady progress at their own pace.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Many people find brief, skills-focused methods helpful for anxiety and stress. Behavioral techniques teach simple actions to change patterns of avoidance and improve daily functioning. These approaches often focus on small experiments and routine changes to reduce worry and increase confidence.Another useful approach emphasizes building coping skills for strong emotions and setbacks. This method teaches breathing and grounding techniques, emotion regulation strategies, and step-by-step problem solving to handle difficult moments and move forward after losses or trauma.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. Clients are encouraged to share preferences so sessions reflect their needs and pace.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between sessions. These formats offer flexibility to fit sessions around work, family, and daily life while still accessing a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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