Stacy Jo Poffenbarger

Stacy Jo Poffenbarger is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are coping with grief, stress, anxiety, and life changes. Stacy works with people facing addiction, low self-esteem, motivation struggles, and caregivers experiencing compassion fatigue.

She uses straightforward conversation to understand each person's situation and goals. Sessions are tailored so the work matches what matters most to the individual. Stacy aims to provide respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every meeting.

Stacy draws on evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral work, dialectical behavior ideas, and mindfulness tools to address thinking patterns and emotional reactions. She also integrates EMDR approaches and motivational techniques when appropriate to help people process trauma and find new momentum.

Many clients come for help with relationship and family stress, parenting strain, or chronic health and caregiving burdens. Stacy also supports people dealing with anger, eating concerns, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, and adjustment after loss or major transitions.

Her background includes long-term work with people affected by addiction and with their loved ones. Stacy keeps current with emerging practices and adapts plans as needed. She invites people to take the first step, and she partners with them to set realistic goals and practical steps forward.

How Stacy's Approaches Translate to Online Work

Stacy often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thinking and practice different responses. That approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, and behavior changes. Dialectical behavior ideas bring skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, such as breathing, distress tolerance, and communication skills. EMDR is an approach that helps people process traumatic memories by pairing focused attention with guided processing methods to reduce the emotional hold of past events.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Stacy will discuss your goals and preferences, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you progress. The aim is to pick tools that feel useful and practical for your daily life.

Confirm the session formats Stacy currently offers before booking so you know what to expect. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people continue care when coping with illness, caregiving demands, or other barriers to in-person visits.