Stacey Langley , LISW

Stacey Langley is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) practicing in Iowa with nine years of experience in behavioral health and therapy. She earned both her undergraduate and master of social work degrees from the University of South Dakota and previously worked as a behavioral health intervention specialist and a domestic abuse advocate, roles that inform her compassionate, trauma-aware practice.

Stacey primarily supports people facing depression, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, grief, and struggles with stress, anger, or emotion regulation. She also works with clients around issues such as attachment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, codependency, and healing from abuse and traumatic experiences. Her practice includes care for LGBT clients and those coping with life transitions and compassion fatigue.

Her therapeutic style is warm, interactive, and client-centered. Stacey views the relationship between client and therapist as central and treats clients as the experts on their own lives while offering guidance, validation, and practical tools. She draws on a blend of trauma-focused therapy, solution-focused techniques, and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people build coping skills and strategies tailored to their individual circumstances.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Stacey Langley

Stacey Langley integrates approaches that support practical change and emotional healing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and to improve coping in daily life. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process and recover from traumatic experiences by addressing the ways trauma affects thoughts, feelings, and relationships, and by building skills for safety and regulation. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist provides empathy and support while the client explores goals, values, and solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Stacey works together with each client to determine which methods fit best given their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time to reflect progress and changing circumstances.

Online therapy with Stacey is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for busy schedules, mobility limitations, or geographic barriers. These options make it easier for clients to access licensed professionals and maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.