Stacy Leo , LISW-CP

Stacy Leo is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in South Carolina, holding the LISW-CP credential, which indicates a licensed independent social worker with clinical practice. She provides compassionate, evidence-informed care to adults facing emotional challenges and major life transitions.

With a decade of experience, Stacy focuses on depression, anxiety, relationship dynamics, and trauma recovery while also supporting people dealing with parenting issues, addictions, grief, anger, career concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her work often addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family and adoption issues, caregiver stress, infidelity and commitment questions, and the lasting effects of domestic violence or other traumatic events.

Stacy’s therapeutic approach emphasizes a non-judgmental, empathic environment where individuals can explore difficult emotions and develop practical coping skills. She integrates person-centered principles with trauma-informed care to help clients understand their patterns and build resilience. Stacy is particularly committed to supporting women, young adults, and military veterans as they navigate healing and personal growth, offering steady professional guidance and respectful collaboration throughout the therapeutic process.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support with Stacy Leo

Stacy draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) to guide her work. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, helping people feel heard and supported while they explore values, goals, and personal strengths. CBT focuses on the relationships between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and unhelpful thinking patterns. Emotionally-focused therapy helps people identify and shift patterns in close relationships, making it useful for couples work and for individuals coping with attachment and relational wounds.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Stacy works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts strategies over time based on what is most helpful for the client.

Online therapy with Stacy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit support into a busy schedule and to access care from different locations. These options provide flexibility in communication style and timing, allowing clients to engage in therapy in ways that feel most comfortable and practical for them.