Lacey Gaters
Compassionate clinician focused on practical change
MD, LCSW-C Maryland
- Experience
- 11 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Lacey
Lacey Gaters is a licensed clinical social worker who welcomes people looking for practical tools and empathetic support to manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, relationship struggles, grief, parenting challenges, and trauma-related issues.
Background and approach
She emphasizes a collaborative process that begins by exploring a person’s goals and the obstacles that keep them from reaching those goals. Lacey aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where active listening and thoughtful challenge help clients build confidence and develop skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Drawing on eleven years of clinical experience in hospitals and outpatient settings, Lacey integrates evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, solution-focused work, client-centered care, and trauma-focused techniques. Her training as an MD and as a Maryland-licensed LCSW-C informs a balanced approach that blends practical strategies with empathetic support.
She tailors each course of care to an individual’s needs and encourages openness about what someone is experiencing so treatment can be adjusted as goals evolve.
Using Practical Therapies Online to Support Change
Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting environment where the client’s goals and preferences guide each session; it emphasizes empathetic listening and supports people who need time and space to explore what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on addressing the effects of traumatic experiences with techniques tailored to reduce symptoms and improve coping over time.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic work, and this process is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your concerns, review your goals, and together you will decide which methods to emphasize and when to blend approaches so treatment fits your needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers practical benefits such as greater scheduling flexibility and easier access to regular sessions. Video calls allow face-to-face connection, phone sessions provide an audio-only option, and live chat or text messaging can support ongoing check-ins and shorter communications between sessions. These formats make it simpler to maintain continuity of care while adapting therapy to a person’s life responsibilities and location.
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Experience
11+ years
Licensed
Maryland
Languages
English