Stacy Jo Poffenbarger

Stacy Jo Poffenbarger is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing anger, stress, anxiety, grief, addiction issues, and changes in life. Stacy aims to meet people where they are and build a plan that fits each person’s situation.

She uses practical talk, clear goals, and tools people can try between sessions. That can mean working on motivation and self-esteem, learning ways to manage stress, or finding steadier footing after a loss. She also helps caregivers who are worn out by compassion fatigue and people affected by a loved one’s addiction.

Her approach blends well-known methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, skills from dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. Stacy also works with trauma-related concerns and uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing when appropriate. She explains options plainly and tailors the work to each person’s needs.

Stacy keeps current with new ideas and adapts methods to the situation. Sessions focus on clear steps, improving daily coping, and small changes that add up. She believes respect and sensitivity are essential and shapes the dialogue around what the client wants to accomplish.

Taking the first step can feel hard. Stacy emphasizes a collaborative approach and supports people as they try different strategies. If someone is ready to explore next steps, she helps them make a plan that fits their life.

How her approaches work in online sessions

Stacy commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior skills to help people change unhelpful thoughts and learn concrete strategies for coping. CBT focuses on identifying thought patterns and testing small behavior changes, which can help with anger, anxiety, and stress. DBT-based skills emphasize emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, useful when feelings feel intense or overwhelming.

She also incorporates EMDR for trauma-related reactions and mindfulness practices to build moment-to-moment awareness. EMDR involves structured processing of distressing memories when both therapist and client agree it may be helpful. Mindfulness work teaches simple attention and breathing practices that can reduce reactivity in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She talks with each person about goals and preferences, then tries methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process helps shape whether more skills practice, trauma processing, or motivational support is emphasized.

Confirm the session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt tools and practice exercises to the online setting so people can keep working on progress between appointments.