Stacie RidleyLPC

Stacie Ridley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oklahoma with 25 years of experience. She centers therapy on practical tools and steady support to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and life transitions. Stacie aims to create a clear, down-to-earth space where clients can name problems and try workable steps for change.

She uses methods that connect thoughts, body sensations, and present moments. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Somatic and mindfulness approaches help people notice how emotions show up in the body and learn calming practices. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and trauma-focused work are used for processing painful memories when appropriate.

Stacie emphasizes collaboration. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and works alongside them to set realistic goals. Her style is practical and strengths-based, focusing on skills people can apply between sessions.

Her experience includes supporting people through relationship strain, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD challenges, and complicated grief. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment wounds, codependency, substance use concerns, and infidelity. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and increase manageable choices.

People considering therapy are invited to start with a brief intake to share goals and current concerns. From there Stacie and the client map a straightforward plan that fits daily life and commitments.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions can use CBT to teach practical skills for managing anxiety, mood, and daily stressors through exercises and homework.

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, involves guided processing of distressing memories to reduce their emotional intensity. When appropriate, EMDR can be adapted into an online format to support recovery from trauma and abuse.

Mindfulness and somatic work help people notice bodily signals and use grounding or breathing techniques to manage overwhelming emotions. These approaches translate well to online sessions where clients practice skills during meetings and between appointments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, current needs, and comfort level. That may mean trying one approach and adjusting over time based on what helps.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use video for interactive skill work or choose audio-only meetings when bandwidth is limited. Discuss format preferences during scheduling to find a plan that fits everyday life.