Stacey Zimmerman

Stacey Zimmerman approaches therapy with a deep respect for the ways attachment and context shape human behavior. She traces her interest in attachment back to her undergraduate study of how emotions and bodily sensations are processed by the nervous system, and she carries that foundation into clinical work that considers both present experience and past patterns.

After completing her master’s degree, she provided services across a wide range of settings for people from age five through end of life, including community mental health, juvenile detention centers, therapeutic foster care, private practice, geriatric assisted living, medical social work, and work as an insurance-contracted therapist. Prior to becoming a licensed clinical social worker, she served fourteen years in the U.S. Army in active duty, reserves, and the National Guard, and later worked as a contractor with the U.S. Navy.

Her clinical style is often integrative and analytical while remaining accessible and straightforward. She enjoys exploring the roots or drivers of behavior and creating an environment that invites authentic expression. Stacey offers time and focused attention while framing observations as invitations rather than direct advice, consistent with a mindful approach that treats each person as the expert of their own mind and body.

She draws from multiple models and concepts as appropriate in sessions and uses a combined focus on present-moment experience and relevant past events to help manage symptoms and support growth. Stacey strives to balance sensitivity with challenge, and when difficult emotions arise she makes it a priority not to leave someone in an emotionally unsafe place. She asks clients to communicate even briefly when they’re feeling unsettled so she can respond and adjust the work.

Stacey holds clinical social work licenses in Kentucky and Utah (KY LCSW 256077; UT LCSW 13805731-3501) and has six years of professional therapy experience. She is located in Maine.

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