About Tracey
Tracey Nicole Waite is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 22 years of post-master's experience practicing in Florida. She focuses on anxiety, stress, grief, depression, mood disorders, and related concerns. Her style is warm and interactive, and she centers empathy and respect in sessions.
Tracey draws from several practical approaches to tailor care to each person. She uses cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thinking and make small behavior changes.
Background and approach
She incorporates acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice difficult feelings and choose actions that match their values. Attachment-based work and client-centered techniques shape how she builds a strong, respectful therapeutic relationship. That foundation is used when addressing relationship struggles, attachment wounds, and communication problems.
Dialectical behavior strategies are added when people need concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. She has worked across many settings with people facing perinatal and infant loss, end-of-life concerns, physical disability, trauma, bipolar disorder, and suicidal thoughts. Tracey also supports people dealing with parenting stress, caregiver burden, chronic illness, and career or life-purpose questions.
Sessions aim to be practical and goal-focused. Conversations usually include problem-solving, skill practice, and exploring personal values. Tracey encourages collaboration so each person leaves with clear next steps and tools they can use between sessions.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that reflect personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, grief, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like worry and low mood. It often includes practical homework between sessions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked before. Together they decide whether ACT, CBT, attachment work, or skills-based DBT strategies will fit best and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different needs. Video sessions let people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or text can be used for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when scheduling makes synchronous meetings harder. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives while keeping focus on progress and usable skills.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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