Therapist profile
Stacey Sugar, LCPC, LPCC
California
Licensed counselor - relationships and codependency
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- Credentials
- LCPC, LPCC
- License
- LCPC, Maryland / LC4288; LPCC, California / 10045
- NPI
- 1467714469
- Experience
- 14 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- Attachment based
- CBT techniques
- Hypnotherapy options
About Stacey
Stacey Sugar is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maryland and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California with 14 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, addiction, trauma, grief, depression, and intimacy-related concerns. Her work also includes issues around abandonment, attachment, body image, codependency, and communication problems.
Stacey uses practical conversation to help people notice the patterns that keep repeating in their lives. She pays attention to how early relationships shape current reactions and how those reactions show up in close relationships. Sessions focus on understanding what drives behavior and finding small, concrete changes a person can try between meetings.
Her approach blends attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques. That mix supports people who struggle with people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or feeling lost in a relationship. She also offers hypnotherapy and existential work for people who want to explore meaning, identity, and motivation.
Stacey encourages testing new ways of relating slowly and deliberately. She helps people notice unconscious defenses, name what they feel, and practice new responses. Conversations are aimed at turning insight into practical steps that fit a person's daily life.
People who come for help leave with clearer boundaries, better communication skills, and a stronger sense of what they want. To begin, clients follow the site's matching process and schedule an initial session to discuss goals and next steps.
How sessions work
How attachment and CBT translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current reactions. Online sessions use conversation to map those patterns, notice triggers, and try new ways of relating. This approach helps with codependency, fear of abandonment, and difficulty trusting people.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and actions in the here and now. Online CBT sessions identify unhelpful thinking, test those thoughts, and practice concrete behavior changes between meetings to reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist and client will discuss goals, personal style, and what feels doable. They decide together whether attachment work, CBT, hypnotherapy, or a mix fits best, and adjust the plan over time.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It also lets conversations continue even when relocating within the state, while licensed professionals and therapists help tailor pacing and techniques to each person's needs.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Maryland, California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of relationship concerns does she address?
She works with relationship and intimacy-related issues, including communication problems, commitment concerns, and feeling lost in a partnership.
Does she help with people-pleasing and boundary setting?
Yes. Her work addresses codependency, control issues, and patterns like people-pleasing by focusing on attachment patterns and practical skill building.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines attachment-based work, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral tools to identify patterns and practice new behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 14 years of clinical practice working with stress, anxiety, trauma, addiction, grief, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds LCPC and LPCC credentials. The LCPC is in Maryland and the LPCC is in California, and her practice is based in California.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How do fees and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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