Adalheidur (Ally) Dagbjartsdottir, LCSW, LSCSW

Adalheidur (Ally) Dagbjartsdottir offers a calm, straightforward approach for people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and everyday habits that feel stuck. She writes in plain terms and focuses on practical ways to change thoughts and routines so daily life feels more manageable. Ally's style centers on a respectful partnership where clients set goals and she helps map steps toward them.

Ally holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker credential, and she practices in Kansas. She draws on five years of experience as a therapist and a longer history in social work that shaped how she looks at problems from multiple angles. That background influences how she blends different approaches to match each person's needs.

In sessions she uses methods such as Client-Centered work, cognitive-behavioral tools, and mindfulness to help people notice thought patterns and build new habits. She also integrates dialectical skills and motivational techniques when clients need emotion regulation or decision support. Her focus areas include ADHD, attachment concerns, family-of-origin issues, and a wide range of relationship and identity topics including LGBT and intimacy-related issues.

Ally often helps parents and young people find clearer communication and more reliable routines. She pays attention to grief, compassion fatigue, chronic illness, and other long-term stresses that change how people cope. The goal is practical change - clearer thinking, steadier moods, and daily habits that support wellbeing.

To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Ally uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen closely and follow each person's lead, helping clients name what matters and set their own goals. This approach is useful for people who want a partnership rather than a directive plan and works well when deciding which practical steps to try next.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. CBT helps with anxiety, low mood, and habits that interfere with daily life by breaking problems into manageable steps and practicing new responses.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are important. DBT-style techniques give concrete tools for managing strong feelings and improving communication in hard moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ally collaborates with clients to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that's helpful. It also makes it simpler to keep regular practice of skills between sessions, which supports building new habits over time.