About Stacey
Stacey Schmid helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, or depression. She meets individuals who want practical support for addictions, relationship strain, grief, or major life changes. Stacey uses a respectful, compassionate style and focuses on clear, achievable steps.
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in New York. Stacey adapts conversations and plans to each person’s needs. She listens for what matters most and builds goals together.
How Stacey works
Sessions tend to focus on skills that make day-to-day life easier, such as coping strategies, emotion management, and ways to restore motivation and confidence. Her work includes helping people manage anger, parenting stress, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. Stacey also supports those processing trauma and abuse, and she addresses concerns specific to LGBT people.
Her approach balances practical tools with empathy and steady encouragement. With six years of professional experience, Stacey combines a clear, goal-oriented focus with warmth. She emphasizes small, doable changes that add up over time.
People can expect direct conversation, problem-solving, and ongoing adjustment of the plan as needs shift. Stacey invites anyone ready to take a first step toward change to reach out and begin a discussion. She helps people set realistic goals and keeps the work focused on what will improve daily life.
What Stacey works with
The areas below are the ones Stacey selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Stacey uses practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on observable change and everyday coping. One common approach emphasizes teaching skills for managing anxiety and stress, such as breathing, grounding, and activity planning to reduce overwhelm and increase calm. Another approach centers on building self-esteem and motivation through small goal-setting, behavioral experiments, and problem-solving to help people regain confidence and forward momentum.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Stacey listens to each person’s history, goals, and preferences, then tries methods that fit those needs. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most, so the plan evolves together with the client.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and help people who prefer not to be on camera. Video is useful for richer conversation and nonverbal cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions.
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