Stacie Story , LPC

Stacie Story is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with 30 years of experience. She focuses on helping women and others manage stress, anxiety, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. Her approach aims to make difficult feelings easier to talk about and to find practical next steps.

She works with people dealing with family and parenting pressures, caregiving strain, and communication problems. Stacie also supports those facing grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction concerns, and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar. She includes attention to postpartum depression and challenges around aging and isolation.

In sessions she listens first, then helps clients set clear, manageable goals. Stacie uses techniques drawn from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral approaches, dialectical behavior ideas, and solution-focused work. That means she helps people notice patterns, try small changes, and build skills for handling intense emotions.

Her practice often emphasizes practical skills for daily life - improving communication, managing anger, and coping with career or caregiving demands. She also offers coaching-style guidance for people trying to clarify life purpose or strengthen self-love.

Stacie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so clients can choose what fits their routine. She is based in South Carolina and conducts sessions in English.

Approach and online care that fits your life

Client-centered therapy starts by treating the client as the expert on their own life. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients name what matters most so goals feel personal and clear. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and offers practical exercises to try different ways of responding to stress and mood changes. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) brings concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills to help people manage strong feelings and reduce reactive behavior.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each client to choose techniques that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean starting with supportive listening, adding behavioral experiments from CBT, and practicing DBT skills where needed. The plan changes as the client progresses.

Online formats make it easier to use those approaches in everyday life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided skill practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients share short updates, try quick coping tools between sessions, or check in without scheduling a full call. These options increase flexibility and help therapy fit busy routines.