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01About Stacie
Dr. Stacie Billingsley offers a practical, person-focused approach to therapy. She uses methods that help people name their feelings, build coping skills, and make choices that match their values.
Dr. Billingsley brings 16 years of experience as an IL LCPC and aims to make therapy clear and usable for everyday life. She commonly helps with anxiety and depression, relationship strain, and recovery after trauma.
She also supports people facing major life changes, caregiving stress, and work-related pressure.
Background and approach
Sessions often include straightforward tools to manage overwhelming emotions and improve daily functioning. Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered techniques. That means clients learn to notice unhelpful thoughts, practice new behaviors, and build on their own strengths.
Conversations focus on what matters to each person and on small, realistic steps forward. Dr. Billingsley pays attention to patterns that come from family history, attachment, and long-term coping habits.
She helps people untangle codependency, communication breakdowns, and commitment or intimacy worries. Practical coping strategies are paired with chances to process grief, abandonment, or past abuse when those issues come up. Therapy can include work on anger, self-esteem, or addictive behaviors as well as support for parenting challenges and career decisions.
People who identify as LGBT and those dealing with blended family or adoption questions are within her focus. The style is steady, respectful, and aimed at real-life change.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180.007296 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1013306190 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Stacie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Stacie names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Stacie names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify their values and commit to small actions that matter. It focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches specific strategies to change unhelpful patterns and reduce distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. Sessions begin with practical goals and adjust over time so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and role-play work. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging offer short check-ins, homework support, and flexible communication between scheduled sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on actionable strategies and steady progress.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and related issues such as grief, parenting strain, and addiction.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach mixes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered work to match practical tools with emotional processing.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and interpersonal difficulties.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices as an IL LCPC and provides services to people within Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees structured?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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