Stacy Sechrist, LCSW

Stacy Sechrist is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 22 years of experience in the mental health field. As an LCSW, she brings clinical training in assessment, psychotherapy, and care planning to help people manage difficult emotions and life transitions.

Stacy focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, career challenges, and the practical work of coping with life changes. Her practice also addresses a wide array of relational and situational issues, including attachment and avoidant personality patterns, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, codependency, commitment and communication struggles, family of origin and family problems, divorce and separation, emptiness, guilt and shame, and first responder issues.

Her approach is warm, genuine, and pragmatic. Stacy emphasizes nervous system regulation alongside cognitive techniques, blending evidence-based therapeutic methods with coaching principles to support emotional healing, personal clarity, and professional growth. She uses a strength-based, collaborative process that centers the client’s goals and priorities while encouraging self-awareness, boundaries, responsibility, and practical skill-building.

Stacy tailors her work to each individual, drawing on modalities such as cognitive behavioral methods, trauma-focused strategies, solution-focused tools, mindfulness and somatic practices, and reflective insight to create meaningful, sustainable change. Whether the focus is emotional recovery, improved relationships, or career development, she offers steady partnership and actionable guidance to help clients move forward.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Stacy frequently uses cognitive behavioral methods to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for managing anxiety, stress, and mood. These techniques focus on shifting thoughts and behaviors to support clearer coping and improved daily functioning.

She also incorporates trauma-focused strategies when past events affect current wellbeing, using targeted interventions to process difficult memories and reduce their impact on relationships and emotional regulation. Mindfulness and somatic practices are woven into sessions to help clients tune into bodily signals, manage stress responses, and build grounding skills that support overall resilience.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the journey, and Stacy works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She brings a strength-based orientation and practical focus to tailor care over time so clients feel understood and empowered to make change.

Online therapy with Stacy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, maintain continuity of care during transitions, and access support from home or another convenient location. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques across these formats so clients receive consistent, effective guidance in a way that suits their schedule and communication style.