Stacy Gooden, LPC - Therapist in West Virginia

About Stacy

Stacy Gooden is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps parents and families handle everyday stresses and bigger life shifts. She works with concerns like anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, family conflict, grief, and changes such as pregnancy or blended family transitions. Stacy speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for worried parents reading on a phone.

She uses practical methods to help people notice patterns and try small changes.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is part of her work to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, listening-first space. Sessions may include teaching skills for emotional regulation, practicing new communication tactics for family members, and brief mindfulness exercises to reduce overwhelm.

Stacy has a focus on issues such as ADHD challenges, social anxiety, women’s concerns, and young adult transitions, and she addresses topics related to cancer, pregnancy and childbirth, and impulsivity when they arise. She brings 18 years of counseling experience in West Virginia and holds a Master’s in Clinical Psychology.

Her license is WV LPC 2189 and she practices with an emphasis on clear, simple steps parents can try between sessions. Parents who want straightforward guidance about parenting, family dynamics, or managing stress may find her approach direct and practical. Stacy is willing to answer questions about her background and how she works before therapy begins.

Approaches that translate well to online family care

Client-Centered Therapy centers on respectful listening and support. In practice that means the therapist focuses on understanding a parent or family member’s concerns and reflects them back so the person feels heard; this helps when families are sorting through conflict or major life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions can teach parents and teens simple CBT tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and practice new responses to anxiety, anger, or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stacy will talk with each person or family about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust over time. That collaborative process helps identify which techniques are most useful for parenting stress, blended family issues, or mood concerns.

Online therapy offers flexibility that many parents need. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when schedules are tight, phone sessions work when screens aren’t possible, and live chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins and step-by-step coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent during busy family life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Stacy focus on?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, family and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, relationship issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and life changes.

How would she describe her therapy style?

Her style is straightforward and listening-focused. She uses practical steps, teaches skills, and tailors the pace to each family.

What is her professional background?

She has 18 years of experience and holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. Her work has included individual, group, family, and couples settings.

Where is Stacy licensed and located?

She is licensed in West Virginia as WV LPC 2189 and practices there.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What formats are offered for sessions?

Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Stacy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 18 years
Licensed: West Virginia
Languages: English

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