About Adalheidur
Adalheidur (Ally) Dagbjartsdottir connects with people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or big life changes. She aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. Ally speaks English and Icelandic and works with adults on concerns like depression, self-esteem, parenting strain, and LGBT issues.
Ally uses a client-centered approach that keeps a person's goals at the forefront. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help change upsetting thoughts and DBT skills to manage intense emotions.
How Adalheidur works
Sessions focus on clear steps clients can try between meetings. She has five years of experience as a licensed social worker in Kansas and holds the credentials LCSW and LSCSW. That background shapes how she blends supportive listening with concrete tools.
The work is collaborative and paced to what each person needs. Typical topics Ally addresses include trauma and abuse, anger, intimacy-related problems, ADHD, and caregiving stress. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, body image concerns, and family of origin issues.
Conversations often cover communication skills and practical coping strategies. Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to therapist availability.
Adalheidur lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Adalheidur works with
The areas below are the ones Adalheidur selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LSCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English, Icelandic |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kansas |
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Online support options
Approaches that fit online care
Ally commonly blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Client-centered work focuses on listening and building a therapeutic partnership so a person feels heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thoughts and behavior and offers concrete exercises to reduce anxiety and depression. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills for people who struggle with intense feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ally will help clients choose and adapt methods based on individual goals, symptoms, and preferences. The plan is collaborative and can change as needs evolve over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people talk face-to-face when they want a full session. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or visuals are not needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide short check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or an option for people who prefer typed conversation. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and varied routines.
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