About Stacy
Stacy Braiuca is a licensed clinical social worker with 28 years of experience practicing in Missouri. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and major life changes. Stacy aims to make therapy practical and approachable for people who feel overwhelmed or unsure where to begin.
She uses clear, person-centered conversations to help clients notice what matters most. Sessions often focus on skills for coping, improving self-esteem, and managing mood swings.
Background and approach
Stacy also addresses relationship strain, work stress, and issues tied to identity and sexual expression. Her work draws on several methods that suit different needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavioral experiments.
Mindfulness practices help reduce reactivity and support better sleep and focus. Hypnotherapy can be offered for people who respond well to guided mental imagery and focused relaxation. Stacy brings a calm, non-judgmental presence and an emphasis on collaboration.
She invites people to set goals and to test what helps in everyday life. The pace is set by the client, with practical steps between sessions. She is experienced supporting a wide range of concerns including trauma, addiction, grief, ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and sexuality questions such as BDSM and kink.
Sessions are conducted in English and Stacy accepts international clients for online work.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's priorities and building a trusting working relationship. It involves listening closely, reflecting what matters to the client, and helping people set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches straightforward tools to recognize unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which often helps with anxiety, mood concerns, and sleep problems. Hypnotherapy uses guided imagery and focused attention to help people access calm states and support change around habits or intense stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Stacy will discuss different methods and tailor the plan to a client's needs, goals, and preferences. The decision about which tools to use is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people see facial cues and do longer conversational work. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is low or when a brief check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short updates, coaching-style support, or when writing helps a person organize thoughts. These options increase flexibility and help people keep momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 28 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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