About Lacey
Lacey Schmitt is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with six years of clinical experience in Iowa. She combines practical counseling skills with a calm, down-to-earth presence to help people manage mood concerns and life transitions. Lacey emphasizes clear communication and an honest therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change.
She brings experience from hospice social work into sessions, which shapes how she supports people facing grief, end-of-life issues, and complex medical stresses.
How Lacey works
That background also informs work around caregiver strain, chronic illness, and aging concerns. Lacey draws on multiple therapeutic perspectives to match approaches to each person’s needs. Sessions typically focus on real-life skills and understanding patterns that keep problems going.
Cognitive-behavioral ideas may be used to shift thoughts and behaviors, while client-centered techniques help people feel heard and accepted. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is among the methods she may use for trauma-related concerns. People come to Lacey with anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep difficulties, low self-esteem, and stress from job or life changes.
She also addresses issues such as abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic pain, hoarding, and isolation. Problems that overlap multiple areas are welcome in her approach. Her style is collaborative and practical.
Together with each person she sets goals, tests what works, and adjusts strategies over time. The process centers on building a dependable working relationship to support the changes clients want to make.
Lacey lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Lacey works with
The areas below are the ones Lacey selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Iowa |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that guide online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and acceptance. It gives people space to tell their story while the therapist reflects and helps them clarify values and goals. This approach can help when someone needs understanding, confidence, or support making a big life decision.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical tools to change them. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress by offering exercises and step-by-step strategies to shift daily routines and thinking.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, addresses memories and reactions tied to traumatic events. It can reduce the intensity of distressing memories and help people feel less triggered by reminders of those events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review your concerns, goals, and preferences and then recommend one or a mix of methods. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people meet face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Chat and text messaging support ongoing connection between sessions and flexible check-ins during the week.
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