Stacey Sugar, LCPC, LPCC

Stacey Sugar is a licensed clinician who helps people untangle patterns that keep them stuck. She blends practical therapy methods with a focus on relationships and personal meaning. Stacey uses an approach that centers on how early bonds shape current habits and feelings. She works in California and brings 14 years of clinical experience to her practice.

Stacey believes people can change the story they tell about themselves. She helps clients notice automatic defenses and invites curiosity about how those patterns started. Sessions focus on clear, usable steps alongside opportunities for deeper insight. The goal is to increase self-awareness and open new ways of relating to others and to oneself.

Her work addresses common struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues around intimacy and relationships. Stacey also supports people facing life transitions, addiction concerns, and challenges tied to identity and self-worth. She pays attention to attachment, abandonment, and family-of-origin patterns that often shape adult behavior.

In session she uses techniques from attachment-based work, client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, existential approaches, and hypnotherapy when appropriate. She explains ideas plainly and encourages clients to try small experiments between sessions. Progress is viewed as gradual and collaborative rather than instantaneous.

Stacey aims to provide a steady, nonjudgmental space for people who want to look honestly at their lives. She helps clients set realistic goals and practice new ways of responding. If someone is ready to make changes, she offers guidance to help them move forward at their own pace.

How attachment work and CBT translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape expectations and emotional reactions. It helps people understand why they react a certain way in relationships and supports new, healthier ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is more focused on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with specific exercises and practice between sessions. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by offering tools people can try right away.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice can shift over time as needs change, and the therapist will check in to adjust the plan together.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for consistent weekly work. Because this profile does not list specific session formats, confirm the available options before booking. When arranged, remote sessions let people practice skills in their everyday routines and follow up with brief check-ins that keep momentum between full appointments.