- CBT and ACT methods
- Focus on practical skills
- Works with social anxiety
About Misty
Misty Hayes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 16 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, coaching, ADHD, and social anxiety and phobia.
Misty uses a practical, straightforward approach in sessions. She helps people name what is happening, try small changes, and notice what helps. Her style is direct and focused and she works together with clients to set realistic steps toward improved coping.
Sessions often center on managing intense emotions and reducing unhelpful patterns. She draws on strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to change thinking and behavior, and on acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and actions. Attachment-based and emotionally focused ways of working are used when relationship patterns and bonding issues come up.
Misty aims to help people build resilience and practical skills they can use day to day. She pays attention to communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation. She also supports people dealing with panic attacks, self-love struggles, and questions about life purpose.
Her background includes many years helping clients create steady routines and coping strategies. In sessions she keeps things clear and concrete, offering steps to try between meetings. People who prefer a direct, problem-solving approach tend to find her style easy to follow.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clearer about what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and panic symptoms. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotional patterns in relationships and helps people shift how they connect and respond to each other.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Misty will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try approaches that fit. She treats the choice as a collaborative process and adjusts methods based on what helps most over time.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, shorten a check-in when time is tight, or avoid travel time. Many people find virtual sessions let them try therapeutic tools between meetings and bring real-life situations into talk therapy more quickly.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and related issues including social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is direct and focused. She works collaboratively to set clear, practical steps and track progress.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working with a range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Missouri.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.