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Stacy Mitchell

Compassionate CBT-informed guidance for life challenges

LMFT California

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Languages
English
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About Stacy

Stacy Mitchell is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with two decades of clinical experience. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for managing stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties.

Background and approach

Stacy also works with issues related to trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges, offering concrete tools to support coping and emotional regulation. Her approach centers on empowering each person to recognize their own strengths and apply them to real-life situations.

Stacy emphasizes collaboration and goal-focused work, helping clients address self-esteem, motivation, and life-purpose questions while also attending to identity-related concerns including LGBT experiences. She supports those facing grief, anger, isolation, and transitions by tailoring interventions to the individual’s needs and pace.

Beginning therapy with Stacy involves respectful partnership: she listens for values and priorities, then blends evidence-based techniques with practical problem solving. Her practice balances warmth and structure to guide clients toward clearer choices, healthier patterns, and sustainable change.

CBT-informed care available online

Stacy uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients notice how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and to develop practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and stress. CBT emphasizes structured exercises, skill building, and real-world practice to reduce distress and improve everyday functioning.

The process of finding the right approach is collaborative: Stacy partners with clients to assess goals, preferences, and needs, then tailors CBT techniques and supportive interventions accordingly. She helps clients test what works, adjust plans over time, and combine problem-focused strategies with attention to values and self-compassion.

Online therapy with Stacy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility across schedules and life demands. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into busy routines, and access support from home while still engaging in evidence-informed therapeutic work with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Stacy commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, anger, ADHD, and related concerns such as isolation, life purpose, and self-love.
What therapeutic style does she use in sessions?
Her work is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), focusing on identifying thoughts and behaviors that maintain problems and learning practical skills to change them.
How long has she practiced therapy?
She has practiced as a therapist for 20 years, bringing extensive clinical experience to her work with individuals and families.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the California LMFT license with number CA LMFT 44748 and provides services from California.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted, so she works with clients located within the available service region.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging to fit different preferences and needs.
How are fees structured for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeSelf-love

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English