Stacey Werth-Sweeney , LMHP

Stacey Werth-Sweeney is a licensed mental health practitioner (LMHP) based in Nebraska with 15 years of experience. She uses a warm, interactive style to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties. Her tone is respectful and direct, aimed at people who want practical help and clear next steps.

Stacey works with adults on concerns such as coping with life changes, grief, sleeping problems, and self-esteem. She also helps those dealing with addictions, compassion fatigue, bipolar concerns, and issues related to identity and LGBT challenges. She offers guidance for career stress, money worries, and communication problems.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, solution-focused ideas, and trauma-focused strategies. That mix allows her to use practical tools like thought tracking and behavior experiments, along with mindfulness practices and goal-focused planning. Sessions are shaped to the person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Stacey has worked in a range of settings and has experience supporting people with both mild and more persistent mental health challenges. She pays attention to histories of physical trauma or emotional abuse and adapts pacing and techniques accordingly.

The first meetings focus on listening, identifying immediate concerns, and setting short-term goals. From there she and the client create a plan that fits the client's life and priorities. Stacey emphasizes collaboration and respects each person's pace toward change.

Approach-driven care online and by message

Stacey draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused therapy to guide online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and behavior experiments; it often helps with anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, and stress. Trauma-focused therapy focuses on patterns linked to past traumatic experiences and uses pacing, grounding, and targeted interventions to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Stacey will listen to your concerns, try a few techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps you meet your goals. She emphasizes short-term goals alongside longer-term growth so each session has clear purpose and direction.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video permits face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat or texting can work for brief check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules while still using CBT and trauma-focused techniques effectively.