- Stress management
- Trauma-informed tools
- CBT and solution-focused
About Stacey
Stacey Langley is a Licensed Independent Social Worker in Iowa with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, grief, and related life changes. Stacey also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse and those navigating LGBT concerns or caregiver fatigue.
Before becoming an LISW, she worked as a behavioral health intervention specialist and a domestic abuse advocate. That background shapes how she listens for safety, patterns, and real-world triggers. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what practical steps can reduce overwhelm and upset.
Her approach emphasizes a client-centered stance. She treats clients as the experts about their lives and helps them try strategies that fit everyday routines. Techniques come from trauma-focused therapy, solution-focused work, and cognitive behavioral therapy to address thoughts, behaviors, and responses.
Stacey pays attention to attachment and relationship dynamics when anger or communication problems are part of the concern. She helps people notice patterns that fuel resentment, rehearse different responses, and use coping tools to manage strong feelings before they escalate.
Practical skills, brief experiments between sessions, and clear goal-setting are common in her work. She draws on her earlier roles to support people impacted by domestic violence, adoption or foster care issues, abandonment, and family-of-origin problems. The aim is steady, doable change rather than quick fixes.
How her approaches translate to online work
Stacey draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot thinking patterns that fuel anger and try different responses. CBT focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is useful for anxiety, anger, and low mood.She also uses trauma-focused therapy to address difficult events that continue to shape reactions. This approach helps people understand how past experiences affect current stress and emotional responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to pick strategies that match their goals and daily life. That might mean focusing on short practical changes, addressing relationship patterns, or working through trauma responses depending on needs and preferences.
Check the session options before booking to confirm which formats are offered. Online sessions can help fit therapy into busy schedules by removing travel and allowing sessions during a workday break or at a convenient time. They can also make it easier to use worksheets, practice new skills between sessions, and maintain continuity of care when routines change.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Iowa
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address related to anger?
She works with anger linked to stress, relationship conflict, parenting strain, grief, trauma, and life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and interactive, using practical strategies from trauma-focused, solution-focused, and cognitive behavioral approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience, including prior work as a behavioral health intervention specialist and a domestic abuse advocate.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker - practicing in Iowa.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.