Stacy Schmoll

Stacy Schmoll is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who brings five years of practice to people facing change. She centers mindfulness, gratitude, and human connection in session. Stacy focuses on helping adults who are coping with grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Her tone in the room is compassionate and direct, aimed at easing emotional burden and building practical steps forward.

Stacy favors a person-centered, relational approach that highlights the therapeutic relationship itself. She uses mindfulness and body-aware techniques alongside psychodynamic ideas to help people notice patterns in feelings and behavior. Sessions emphasize strengths and resilience rather than assigning blame.

Clients can expect a collaborative style where goals are shaped together. Stacy guides people to look across emotional, physical, social, and cultural areas of life to find meaningful change. She aims to make insights into behavior useful in day-to-day life.

Early meetings focus on compassionate listening and clear, practical strategies. Stacy helps people name what matters, identify obstacles, and try out small changes that build momentum. She supports clients as they reconnect with personal resources and coping skills.

Her work also integrates evidence-based tools drawn from cognitive and systemic traditions when helpful. Stacy believes therapy is an honest partnership that encourages self-awareness, steadier emotion, and better decision-making during life’s challenges.

How her approaches guide online work

Stacy draws on Attachment-Based ideas and Client-Centered methods to shape conversations. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current feelings and connections, which can help with anxiety, relationship stress, and grief. Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s experience and values; sessions emphasize listening, acceptance, and helping people find their own solutions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques when helpful to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns by breaking problems into manageable steps and testing small changes.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Stacy will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match goals, preferences, and practical needs. That conversation usually happens in early sessions and can change as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Many people find remote work helps fit therapy into busy schedules, lets them keep shorter check-ins during the day, and reduces travel time. A conversation about goals and logistics helps make sessions useful and realistic for everyday life.