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Stacy Connor

Stacy Connor

North Carolina

Practical therapy focused on lasting patterns and rest

  • 9 years' experience
  • English
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Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, North Carolina ยท C010817
NPI
1043690670
Based in
North Carolina
  • Focus on relationships
  • Sleep and rest concerns
  • Practical steps forward

About Stacy

Stacy Connor is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) based in North Carolina with nine years of clinical experience. She frames therapy around helping people feel more lovable, capable, and worthwhile. Stacy focuses on patterns that keep problems coming back rather than only treating single symptoms. She believes in building a strong working relationship as the foundation for change.

Stacy asks about how past events affect day-to-day life and talks through recurring feelings and behaviors. She listens for the stories that keep people stuck and helps name what is driving those patterns. Conversations include emotions, memories, and the ways relationships shape how someone sees themselves.

Her work addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, and sleeping difficulties among other topics. Stacy also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and caregiver stress. She brings attention to issues such as abandonment, attachment, blended family challenges, and body image in therapy sessions.

Stacy uses several practical approaches to guide sessions, including acceptance and commitment methods, attachment-focused work, client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and emotionally-focused strategies. Treatment plans are shaped together with each person based on their goals and day-to-day life. The focus is on small, usable steps that move people toward clearer patterns and better functioning.

Stacy works in North Carolina and conducts sessions in English. To begin, a reader can use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability. The site subscription can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them and choosing values-based actions. It can help with anxiety, stress, sleep struggles, and when past worries stop people from living the way they want.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections and emotional responses. This approach can be useful for intimacy-related concerns, attachment issues, and relationship patterns that affect rest and safety.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stacy will collaborate with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences rather than prescribing a single way forward. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting plans as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm available session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also make it simpler to continue therapy during life changes while still focusing on sleep, stress, and relationship patterns.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Credentials

North Carolina

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Stacy help with?

She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue among other issues.

What is Stacy's therapeutic style like?

Stacy uses a practical, pattern-focused style that blends listening and active techniques. Sessions often include talking about past events, identifying recurring patterns, and trying small, usable steps to change daily life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of clinical experience as an LCSW working with adults on a range of concerns. Her background includes work across multiple settings with people facing strong emotions and difficult memories.

Where does Stacy practice and what is her credential?

She practices in North Carolina and holds an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with licensure in NC.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not accepted at this time.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Stacy?

Use the Start Therapy button on the site, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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