- Anger management tools
- CBT and ACT methods
- Trauma informed care
About Stacy
Stacy Tallman is an Iowa-based Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with seven years of clinical experience. She helps people manage anger, anxiety, depression, stress, and the fallout from relationship and family problems. She works with adults experiencing grief, life transitions, and struggles with self-esteem and intimacy.
Stacy uses straightforward, person-centered work. Sessions focus on what matters to the client and on practical steps they can use between meetings. She combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) strategies to notice patterns and try different responses to strong feelings.
When trauma or overwhelming memories are present, Stacy uses EMDR-informed methods alongside DBT skills to reduce distress and build emotion regulation. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and the effects of caregiver stress.
Stacy pays attention to how neurodivergence, like autism, can change daily life and relationships. She helps people translate insight into clearer communication and steadier routines. Work can include role-play, skills practice, and step-by-step plans for hard conversations.
She welcomes both clients who prefer faith-informed sessions and those who want a secular approach. The emphasis is on collaboration - the client’s values shape the goals and the pace. Practical homework and short-term tools are common parts of the work.
How her approaches fit into online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It’s useful for anger that builds from rumination or avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting thought and behavior patterns that feed anger and testing new responses through small experiments.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be used when past events fuel strong emotional reactions; it aims to reduce the intensity of distressing memories so they interfere less with everyday life. These approaches are described and tried collaboratively, with the therapist and client deciding together what to use and when.
Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to practice skills in the settings where problems arise. Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since those details are not listed here. The focus is on finding practical strategies that transfer into daily life, whether sessions are scheduled around work breaks, used for shorter check-ins, or set up for longer skills practice.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Iowa
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, and life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative, using practical steps and skills clients can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience as a clinician working with a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker - practicing in Iowa.
Which languages and regions does she support?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the available formats are not specified here.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.