About Stacey
Stacey Sugar, MD, LCPC, LPCC combines relational and practical approaches to help people make meaningful changes. She draws on attachment-based work and cognitive techniques to address anxiety, phobias, stress, relationship and intimacy concerns. Stacey writes plainly and meets people where they are in the moment.
Stacey believes life stories can be revised. She helps people notice patterns that repeat across relationships and daily life. From there she supports small, sustainable changes that shift how people respond to stress, grief, or the fallout from trauma.
Background and approach
Her style blends client-centered listening with structured tools. Sessions often focus on understanding emotional reactions, testing new behaviors, and practicing coping skills. Hypnotherapy and existential ideas may be used to access deeper beliefs and values when that fits the person's goals.
Stacey has 14 years of clinical experience in California and holds MD, LCPC, and LPCC credentials. She works with concerns such as depression, addictions, anger, self-esteem, and issues tied to family of origin and commitment. She also supports people facing career transitions and isolation.
Practical steps are part of the work. Stacey helps people create concrete plans, try them between sessions, and adjust based on what works. The aim is steady progress toward clearer boundaries, healthier relationships, and greater emotional balance.
How attachment and CBT translate to online therapy
Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape patterns in adult life. Online sessions can help people spot those patterns in current relationships and try different ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT sessions online often include learning specific skills, doing short exercises, and setting practice tasks between meetings.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort. That might mean starting with client-centered listening, adding CBT tools, and using hypnotherapy or existential discussion later if it suits the person's needs.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into life. Video calls let people use visual cues and do role-play or guided exercises. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for ongoing support, quick coping prompts, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options increase flexibility and help people maintain momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, California
- Languages
- English
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