Dr. Stacie Billingsley

Compassionate, skills-based therapy for life’s transitions

LCPC Illinois

Experience: 16 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Stacie

Dr. Stacie Billingsley integrates evidence-informed methods with a compassionate, client-centered stance to help people face anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

Holding an Illinois LCPC and drawing on 16 years of clinical work, she uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside acceptance-based and emotion-focused strategies to tailor care to each person’s needs. Her practice emphasizes practical skills and thoughtful reflection so clients can reduce distress and build more effective ways of coping.

She attends to a wide range of concerns including relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction-related struggles, career stress, parenting challenges, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include attachment and family-of-origin dynamics, adoption and foster care matters, codependency, control and communication problems, and mood disorders among other areas.

Sessions aim to balance skill-building with exploration of values and emotional experience. Working from Illinois, Dr.

Billingsley offers a respectful, nonjudgmental environment for exploring difficult material while collaborating on clear goals and practical steps forward. Prospective clients can expect steady guidance informed by multiple therapeutic traditions and a commitment to helping them reclaim agency and resilience in everyday life.

Online approaches that combine skills and emotional insight

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression; it is often used to build practical coping tools. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes values-based action and learning to make room for difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward meaningful goals. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's experience, offering empathic listening and a nonjudgmental stance to support self-understanding and growth.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and life circumstances and adapt strategies from these therapies to fit what a client needs most in sessions. This partnership helps determine whether more skills-focused work, acceptance-based practices, or exploration of emotions will best support progress.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options enable ongoing skill practice between meetings and make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life is busy or travel makes in-person visits difficult.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, career stress, parenting challenges, and compassion fatigue.

What is the therapist's general approach or style?

The practice blends client-centered care with evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, ACT, DBT, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to combine skill-building with emotional exploration.

How long has the clinician been practicing?

The therapist has 16 years of professional experience working with individuals across a variety of concerns and life stages.

Where is the therapist licensed and what credential do they hold?

She is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois, listed as IL LCPC 180.007296.

Does the therapist provide services in languages other than English?

Services are provided in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.

In what formats are sessions available?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs and schedule.

How is pricing handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

16+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English