Stacey Herrera, LCSW

Stacey Herrera is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas with five years of social work experience. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions and focuses on helping people move past painful events and relationship strains. Stacey emphasizes respectful, compassionate care and works to create a plan that fits each person's needs.

Before clinical social work, Stacey spent many years in the Air Force serving in non-clinical roles. That background shaped her sense of discipline and her ability to stay calm when situations feel overwhelming. She now applies that steady approach to clinical work with adults facing major life transitions.

Stacey commonly helps people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and anger. She also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, addiction, and the stresses that come with divorce, blended families, and communication breakdowns. Sessions focus on practical steps that people can use between meetings.

Her work often combines straightforward problem solving with skills for emotional regulation and changing unhelpful thinking. Stacey uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy alongside solution-focused and trauma-informed methods. She adapts each session to what the person needs in the moment.

Stacey asks for openness and effort, and she offers clear guidance in return. If someone wants help sorting through relationship problems, family conflict, or a difficult life change, she aims to build a simple, realistic path forward.

How Stacey Uses CBT and DBT Online

Stacey often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. CBT sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings, which makes progress easier to track.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. DBT-based tools are useful when strong emotions or impulsive reactions get in the way of goals.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Stacey will discuss goals and preferences, then tailor methods that fit the person’s situation. She checks in regularly and adjusts tools as the work progresses so the plan stays relevant and realistic.

Online sessions can be arranged by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the topic and needs. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suit short check-ins or ongoing encouragement. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.