Stacy Gooden, LPC

Stacy Gooden, LPC, helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and parenting challenges. She also supports those facing grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD struggles, bipolar mood concerns, and life transitions. Stacy works with individuals who want clearer communication and steadier coping skills. She describes an approachable, down-to-earth style. Sessions focus on practical steps and honest conversation. Stacy blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness exercises to help people notice patterns and try new ways of responding. Her background includes a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and 18 years of experience in counseling. She has worked across many settings with adults, teenagers, and children, and has led individual, group, and family work. The title LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor in West Virginia. In a session people can expect goal-focused work that is paced to their needs. Conversations often include skills practice, thought tracking, and simple mindfulness tasks people can use between meetings. Stacy emphasizes small, doable changes that fit into daily life. She also pays attention to family and blended family concerns, communication problems, pregnancy and childbirth issues, and challenges faced by young adults and women. If you want to explore how therapy might help your relationship worries or parenting stress, she invites questions and a short intake to get started.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience. The therapist offers empathy and feedback to help clients feel heard and to guide personal insight. This helps when someone needs support sorting out feelings and choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Sessions often include identifying unhelpful thought patterns and practicing small behavior changes that reduce anxiety or low mood. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and impulsivity concerns.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to calm the mind and reduce reactivity. Techniques can be short exercises used between sessions to manage overwhelm and increase focus.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to tailor methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. Decisions about pace and techniques happen jointly so the plan fits daily life.

Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session choices before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting, or medical appointments and can shorten commute time. It can also allow a quicker check-in when someone needs a brief follow-up between longer sessions.