Stacy Jo Poffenbarger , LMHC

Stacy Jo Poffenbarger is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 17 years of professional experience helping people navigate a wide range of life challenges. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, and depression as well as those managing loss and grief, and she offers practical support for clients struggling with motivation, self-esteem, and confidence.

Her practice includes work with caregivers experiencing compassion fatigue and difficulties with concentration and self-care, and she has experience supporting people affected by addiction as well as the families who love them. Stacy Jo keeps current with evolving theories and treatment methods and adapts her approach to the needs of each person she sees.

She approaches treatment with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to reflect each client’s unique circumstances and goals. Stacy Jo recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and she offers steady encouragement and support as clients explore changes they want to make and steps they want to take toward a more fulfilling life. She holds the credential LMHC, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Stacy Jo frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors; CBT is practical and often supports work on anxiety, depression, motivation, and self-esteem.

She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques when emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance are priorities - DBT teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships.

For clients with trauma-related symptoms, Stacy Jo may use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help process distressing memories and reduce their ongoing impact. EMDR involves guided processing that can make traumatic memories less disruptive over time.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Stacy Jo works with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust methods to find the best fit for the pace and focus that feel most helpful.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - so people can engage in therapy from different locations and schedules. Many clients appreciate the convenience and accessibility of remote sessions, and licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver goal-focused, skills-based work that supports real-world change.