Stacey Zimmerman, LCSW
Kentucky · 6 years in practice
Stacey Zimmerman is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people make sense of feelings, behavior, and relationships.
License and registration
- LCSW, Kentucky
- 256077 · expires September 2027
- LCSW, Utah
- 13805731-3501 · expires September 2026
- LCSW, Florida
- SW24132 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1225595515 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Stacey
Stacey Zimmerman is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people make sense of feelings, behavior, and relationships. She brings a practical, curious style to sessions and invites honest conversation about what’s happening now and what led here. Stacey uses Existential therapy ideas to look at meaning, choice, and responsibility in people’s lives.
She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy tools to help clients notice patterns and try different ways of relating.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be straightforward and grounded in real situations. Her background includes work across community mental health, juvenile detention, therapeutic foster care, geriatric assisted living, medical social work, and independent practice. Before social work, she spent 14 years in the U.S.
Army and later served as a contractor with the U.S. Navy. That varied experience shaped her practical approach to common life problems.
Stacey likes to find the roots of behavior while keeping the work simple and collaborative. She offers a mix of present-focused and past-informed work so people can manage symptoms and build healthier patterns. She avoids giving direct advice and instead offers invitations to try new ways of thinking and acting.
Clients can expect a clinician who balances sensitivity with a focus on growth. Stacey asks people to name uncomfortable moments when they arise so the session can stay helpful. She holds a master’s degree and practices in Florida as an LCSW.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Stacey lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Stacey names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Using therapeutic approaches in online care
Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice, and how people make sense of difficult life situations; it helps when clients feel stuck, empty, or unsure about direction. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on accepting feelings while committing to actions that match personal values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy examines patterns of relating and early bonds to improve emotional connection and communication in current relationships.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying practical exercises, discussing what feels helpful, and adjusting strategies over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and deeper exploration. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or people who communicate better in writing. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Focus areas include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping issues, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related concerns such as attachment and body image.
How would you describe the therapy style and approach?
Therapy is described as integrative and analytical yet simple, combining Existential ideas with CBT, ACT, Attachment-Based, and client-centered elements to examine meaning, patterns, and practical changes.
What experience does the clinician bring?
She has six years as a licensed clinical social worker and earlier service across community mental health, juvenile detention, therapeutic foster care, geriatric assisted living, medical social work, and independent practice, plus 14 years in the U.S. Army and later contracting with the U.S. Navy.
Where is this therapist based and what are credentials?
She practices in Florida and holds the credential LCSW, with licensure listed as KY LCSW and FL LCSW.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Clients may use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging for sessions.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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