Tracy Herriott, LCSW

Tracy Herriott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, and trauma. Tracy listens with respect and compassion as people describe what feels hardest right now.

She adapts treatment to each person's needs. Sessions focus on practical skills and clear goals. Tracy draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational approaches to build coping tools.

Her background includes work in community programs, inpatient and outpatient settings, partial hospitalization, and private practice. That range means she has experience guiding people through crises and transitions as well as ongoing life changes. She has supported people facing caregiving strain, cancer-related concerns, blended family issues, adoption and foster care challenges, and veteran-related stress.

Tracy works with issues that include addiction, bipolar mood concerns, intimacy and parenting questions, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation. She also addresses multicultural concerns and paranoia with sensitivity to each person's story. Her approach is straightforward: identify what matters most, practice skills between sessions, and track small steps forward.

Tracy aims to create a calm, practical space where people can try new ways of coping. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and partners with clients to set achievable goals and make steady progress.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Tracy commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online work. CBT focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. ACT emphasizes identifying values and taking committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up; it can help with grief, relationship problems, and life transitions.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they will choose methods and adjust those methods as progress is made so therapy fits the person’s life and needs.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for longer sessions and skills practice, phone calls can be better when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can support short check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping consistent contact with a licensed professional.