Lacey Schmitt

Lacey Schmitt is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with six years of counseling experience. She has helped people facing mood disorders, trauma and loss, and the stresses that come with life transitions. Lacey has notable hospice social work experience that informs her approach to grief and end-of-life concerns.

Her style is warm and down-to-earth. Sessions blend practical tools with the client’s own story. She focuses on building a clear, honest relationship as the foundation for change. Lacey aims to create a space where people feel heard, accepted, and able to try new skills.

Lacey uses a mix of therapeutic approaches rather than a single method. She draws from Trauma-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when appropriate. That variety lets her tailor work to a person’s needs and goals.

In sessions she prioritizes collaboration. She listens to what matters most, explains options plainly, and helps set achievable steps. People can expect practical strategies for sleep, stress, mood, and daily coping alongside deeper conversation about meaning and loss.

Her practice in Iowa includes support for concerns such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, compassion fatigue, bipolar mood concerns, career strain, self-esteem, chronic illness, and isolation. People interested in starting therapy complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to Lacey’s availability.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Many of Lacey’s methods translate well to remote sessions. Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on addressing the effects of traumatic experiences and helping people reduce distress linked to those memories. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills for managing anxiety, mood, and sleep. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, uses structured processing to help people reduce the intensity of troubling memories and related reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lacey will listen to your goals and preferences, explain options, and together decide what to try first. That collaborative process can include trying a skills-based plan or moving toward deeper trauma-focused work when it feels appropriate.

Specific session formats are not listed here, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand. It also lets a person choose conversational or skills-focused pacing and to use worksheets, guided exercises, or processing work during appointments in ways that fit daily routines.