About Stacia
Stacia Gilstrap is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage anxiety and stress. She also supports those facing trauma, grief, mood struggles, and identity-related concerns. Her tone is calm and straightforward, and she aims to make starting therapy feel less overwhelming.
Stacia uses practical conversation to find what matters most to each person. She listens first, then tailors strategies to daily life. Sessions focus on skills that can be used between meetings, like managing panic, improving sleep, or handling difficult emotions.
Background and approach
Her background includes five years of clinical experience working with a wide range of issues. These include depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, eating and body image problems, and obsessional thoughts. She also works with people dealing with caregiver stress, cancer-related challenges, and career or money worries.
Approaches in her practice draw from acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive-behavioral tools, dialectical behavior strategies, attachment-based perspectives, and a client-centered emphasis. That mix lets her match methods to a person’s goals and preferences rather than using a single fixed plan. Stacia offers spoken English sessions from Missouri.
She focuses on clear, real-world steps - improving coping, reducing overwhelm, and helping people make choices that fit their values. She encourages a collaborative pace so people feel heard and seen as they work toward change.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what you value and taking small actions that match those values. It can help with anxiety, avoidance, and decisions about life direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings connect, then teaches practical skills to reduce panic, challenge unhelpful thinking, and improve sleep and mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. This is a collaborative process where your preferences and daily life shape the plan.
Online sessions give flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework questions, and steady contact between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, caregiving, or medical routines while still focusing on practical skills and progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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