- Client-centered care
- Practical tools
- Goal focused
About Stacey
Stacey Richard-Baal is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, and life changes. She works with individuals dealing with trauma, emotional abuse, workplace conflict, and panic-related concerns. Stacey aims to create a collaborative space where clients set goals and guide the pace of work.
She draws on eleven years of clinical experience across Iowa and Wisconsin. Her style is practical and person-centered. Conversations focus on what feels most important to the individual and on small, manageable steps toward change.
Stacey uses approaches like solution-focused work and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot patterns and try new responses. She also incorporates mindfulness and motivational methods to build awareness and sustain motivation. Sessions are shaped around the client’s worries and priorities rather than a fixed checklist.
Her background includes work with people navigating divorce, domestic violence, workplace stress, and intimacy or communication problems. Stacey pays attention to everyday challenges such as panic attacks, low self-esteem, and coping after loss. She helps clients break concerns into clear goals and practical actions.
Stacey encourages clients to take an active role in planning treatment. She asks questions, listens, and adjusts approaches based on what is working. The aim is to help people leave sessions with something useful to try between meetings.
How different approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. In practice this means the therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what’s said, and helps the person set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses simple exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT can help with anxiety, panic attacks, and consistent patterns that cause distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Stacey will help figure out which methods fit the client’s goals, preferences, and daily life. Decisions about techniques and pacing are collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm available session types before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins on a work break. It can also let a person choose whether to use video or an audio-only session depending on comfort and bandwidth. These practical benefits help therapy fit into everyday life while the therapist and client focus on making steady progress.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Iowa, Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Stacey work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, panic disorder and panic attacks, and issues like communication difficulties and workplace stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She focuses on clear goals and hands-on strategies that clients can try between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has eleven years of experience working in mental health settings in Iowa and Wisconsin and has assisted people with a wide range of life stressors and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices in Iowa, with professional history that includes Wisconsin.
Can I work with her if I live outside the U.S.?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.