Stuart Worley , LPC

Stuart Worley is a licensed professional counselor in South Carolina with five years of clinical experience supporting people through a range of emotional and relational challenges. She has worked with individuals and families facing depression and anxiety, autism-related symptoms, relationship and communication struggles, parenting concerns, ADHD, and trauma. Stuart combines a compassionate, accepting stance with practical, skills-based interventions to help clients move toward meaningful change.

Her therapeutic style is warm and encouraging. She acknowledges that many coping patterns developed for good reasons and have helped meet needs in the past, while also recognizing when those patterns no longer produce the outcomes a person wants. Stuart draws on attachment-informed approaches alongside Dialectical Behavior Therapy and short-term, play-informed methods to tailor conversations and treatment plans to each person or family she meets.

Stuart explains her LPC credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor, indicating formal training and state licensure to provide mental health care. She structures therapy collaboratively, setting goals with clients and adapting techniques to fit their priorities and life circumstances. She values the courage it takes to seek support and aims to empower clients to build more satisfying, functional lives. She looks forward to working with clients and helping them help themselves.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Stuart Worley integrates attachment-based ideas and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address relational patterns and emotional regulation, and she often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take committed action. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and responses, which can help with relationship struggles, parenting challenges, and attachment concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and reducing impulsive behaviors, making it useful for mood and behavioral difficulties. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages acceptance of difficult internal experiences while identifying personal values and building meaningful change, which can support anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Stuart works together with clients to identify goals, experiment with strategies, and refine a treatment plan that matches each person’s needs, preferences, and circumstances. She adapts techniques over time so therapy remains relevant and effective.

Online formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and reach licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations. These options offer flexibility in pacing, communication style, and session timing so clients can engage in the ways that feel most workable for their lives.