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Online therapist

Stacy Jo Poffenbarger

Practical support for families and caregivers

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
17 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Stacy

Stacy Jo Poffenbarger is a Florida licensed mental health counselor who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside a broad range of life challenges. She brings 17 years of experience and aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone feeling overwhelmed. Conversations are straightforward and respectful.

She emphasizes sensitivity and compassion in the work. In sessions she addresses stress and anxiety that come from everyday pressures. She also helps people coping with grief after a loss and those struggling with motivation, self-esteem, or confidence.

Background and approach

Stacy has experience supporting people affected by addiction and offers guidance for family members who want to help someone they care about. Caregivers facing compassion fatigue, concentration problems, or difficulty prioritizing self-care are part of her practice. She also works with people navigating major life changes, relationship and communication problems, and career concerns.

Other areas of focus include mood issues, eating and anger concerns, and managing chronic illness or caregiver stress. Her work draws on several practical therapies such as cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, EMDR for trauma, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions are shaped to the person, not a one-size-fits-all plan.

Stacy keeps current with new treatment ideas and adapts to each persons needs. Stacy tailors talk and tools to what a person wants to change. She explains options and helps set clear, doable steps.

Her goal is to help people build steady routines and better ways to cope with stressful times.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Stacy commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR alongside mindfulness skills to guide online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety or improve mood. EMDR offers a structured way to work through traumatic memories and related reactions when that is a focus, while mindfulness teaches simple awareness and stress-management practices that can be used daily.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Stacy treats selection of methods as collaborative and will help clients decide which combination fits their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts techniques if something is not working and explains each step so people know what to expect.

Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to attend sessions from home, manage short check-ins, or use written check-ins between sessions. The variety of formats supports flexible scheduling and lets people choose how they want to receive care while working on parenting, family, or personal concerns.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

EMDR

A structured protocol used with distressing memories, pairing recall with guided attention tasks. Some therapists adapt it for video sessions; whether that fits is worth asking about directly.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Stacy address?
She works with a wide range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting, eating issues, anger, career worries, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
She uses practical methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior skills, EMDR for trauma processing, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help people learn coping skills and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional work experience supporting people through a range of life and mental health challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC MH23273, practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does the cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule based on therapist availability.

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Experience
17 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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