Stacey Zimmerman

Stacey Zimmerman, LCSW, brings a practical, attachment-focused approach to therapy. She centers the relationship in sessions and helps people notice the patterns that shape their feelings and behavior. Stacey aims to create a space where people can be honest and feel listened to while learning ways to manage strong emotions like anger and anxiety.

Stacey uses ideas from attachment research to help people understand how early connections affect current choices. She blends several methods and looks at both past and present to find what keeps problems going. Sessions often involve noticing bodily sensations, thoughts, and relationships to uncover the drivers of behavior.

Her background includes work in community mental health, juvenile detention, therapeutic foster care, geriatric assisted living, medical social work, and private practice. Before social work, Stacey spent 14 years serving in the U.S. Army across active duty, reserves, and the National Guard, and later contracted with the U.S. Navy. That range of settings informs her practical, direct style.

Stacey describes her approach as integrative and analytical, yet simple. She favors collaborative conversations over giving advice and invites clients to experiment with new ways of thinking and acting. She balances sensitivity with a focus on growth, and she asks clients to share when sessions feel hard so she can adjust the pace.

Stacey holds a Master’s degree and is a licensed clinical social worker in Kentucky and Florida. She works from a mix of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered methods to fit each person’s needs.

Approaches that inform online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and choosing actions that match values. It helps people move toward the life they want even when painful feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to change patterns that keep problems going. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationships shape current expectations and patterns, and it helps people repair and reshape those patterns in present relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stacey will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to prioritize. She listens to goals, reviews options, and adjusts the plan as needed so the work fits the client’s needs and pace.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example sessions can be scheduled around work breaks or caregiving time, and shorter check-ins can keep momentum between longer sessions. Many people find it simpler to focus when they avoid travel and can meet from a familiar setting. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises used in ACT, CBT, and attachment work to an online conversation so practical skill-building continues across sessions.