Stacy Braiuca , LCSW, LSCSW

Stacy Braiuca is a licensed clinical social worker with 28 years of practice in Missouri. She helps people who feel stuck during big life changes. Her work often focuses on anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and stress.

Stacy offers a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters most to them. She centers each session on the person's goals and lived experience. Conversations are practical and grounded in what the client wants to change.

Her background includes support for a wide range of concerns. That list includes grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, mood disorders, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people navigating intimacy issues, gender dysphoria, and LGBT matters.

Stacy uses approaches that fit the person and the problem. She draws on client-centered methods to follow the client's lead and on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and habits. Mindfulness and motivational techniques are used to build daily coping tools, and hypnotherapy is offered when appropriate.

People who come to Stacy often want straightforward help with coping, communication, or making a change. She also addresses caregiving strain, chronic illness, first responder stress, and concerns around kink and alternative sex culture. The aim is clearer thinking and more useful choices, not quick fixes.

Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled through the online intake process. Stacy works with international clients and adapts pacing to each person's needs and life rhythm.

How Stacy's Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's goals and experience. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps people name what matters most so sessions stay focused on real-life change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thought patterns and daily habits and helps people try small experiments to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. These approaches are useful for worries, depression, stress, and everyday coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Stacy will talk with the client about their goals, try methods that fit, and adjust as needed. That means treatments are collaborative and paced to what each person prefers and can use between sessions.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well when visual connection helps the conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, shorter conversations, or when someone prefers writing over talking. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people fit therapy into busy or changing lives.