About Stacy
Stacy Trostler is a Licensed Independent Social Worker - LISW with 35 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are anxious, stressed, grieving, or facing major life changes. Her work is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping clients feel steadier day to day.
Stacy takes a multi-dimensional approach in sessions. She listens first, then offers clear strategies that fit the person in front of her. Techniques draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered methods, and mindfulness practices.
Background and approach
When recovery from substance use is involved she may integrate 12-step ideas as part of a plan. Sessions focus on coping skills, emotional regulation, and values-based goals. Stacy uses short-term strategies and longer-term tools so people can manage symptoms now and build resilience for the future.
She keeps language simple and actionable during meetings. People bring concerns about relationships, work, caregiving strain, chronic illness, grief, and self-worth. Stacy frames work around practical steps for those topics, such as improving communication, reducing overwhelm, and addressing shame or isolation.
Stacy is based in Ohio and works with English-speaking clients. Her background includes teaching and supervising other clinicians, and she draws on that experience to clarify options and next steps. The result is a calm, focused process intended to help people regain steadiness and move toward what matters to them.
Therapeutic approaches and what online work looks like
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, low mood, and life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, so it can help when feelings feel overwhelming or relationships are strained. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client's lead and supports self-directed growth.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit best based on their goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities. That means checking in and adjusting tools over time rather than committing to a single path up front.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow for flexible scheduling and different styles of check-ins. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth needs, and messaging formats work well for brief updates or ongoing skill coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or limited travel time.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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