Tracy Sweeney, LICSW

Tracy Sweeney is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Vermont with 27 years of experience supporting adults through challenging life transitions. As an LICSW, she is trained to provide independent clinical social work services and has spent decades helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem concerns, career changes, and coping with life changes.

She specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) combined with mindfulness-based practices, using those evidence-based tools to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build present-moment awareness. Tracy also draws from a range of other proven treatment methods and adapts her approach to fit each person’s unique circumstances, whether the focus is relationships, grief, depression or anxiety, trauma, gambling, substance or alcohol use, or everyday stressors.

Her practice emphasizes practical skill building and collaborative goal-setting to guide clients toward greater resilience and a clearer sense of purpose. Tracy aims to help people uncover inner strengths and practical wisdom so they can move toward personal goals and live more fully, working at a pace and with techniques that suit each individual.

Evidence-Based Therapies Adapted for Online Care

Tracy frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a structured approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and panic. She also integrates mindfulness-based practices, which teach attention and acceptance skills to manage stress, grief, and intense emotions. Both approaches are practical, skills-focused, and suited to short- and longer-term work.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Tracy collaborates with each client to tailor techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the pace and mix of methods as progress unfolds, inviting clients to be active partners in choosing what works best.

Online therapy with Tracy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while fitting therapy into busy lives, and they allow licensed professionals to deliver consistent, evidence-based support regardless of location.