Lacey Schmitt, LISW

Lacey Schmitt is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with six years of clinical experience. She has focused much of her work on mood disorders, trauma, grief, and care around aging and hospice settings. Lacey combines professional experience with a straightforward, caring manner that many people find easy to talk with.

She uses a mix of therapeutic approaches to fit each person’s needs rather than a single method. Sessions aim to help people feel heard, accepted, and able to try new coping skills. Lacey emphasizes building an honest, collaborative relationship as the foundation for change.

Her background includes hands-on hospice social work and work with adults and older adults on issues such as chronic illness, end-of-life concerns, and caregiver stress. She also supports people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep struggles, ADHD, and complicated grief.

In sessions she pulls from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral approaches, existential perspectives, EMDR techniques, and motivational interviewing when helpful. The focus is practical work on thoughts and everyday habits alongside emotion-focused discussion when needed.

Lacey aims to tailor each plan to the person in front of her. She speaks plain language, sets clear expectations, and collaborates on goals. People who want a warm, down-to-earth clinician who balances skills and real-world problem solving may find this a good match.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building trust so people feel understood and accepted; it helps with low self-esteem, grief, and general life stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thought patterns and everyday habits and teaches practical skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a technique used to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity when trauma is a concern.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lacey will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She will suggest options and adapt methods over time so treatment fits the problem and the person’s life.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking so you know how sessions are delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports continuity of care when life circumstances change, while keeping the focus on building a strong therapeutic relationship and practical changes in thoughts and everyday habits.