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Priscilla Williams

Priscilla Williams, LCSW

LCSW - Anxiety and Family concerns

Missouri

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Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, Missouri / 2023013955; LCSW, Oregon / L14257
NPI
1023639283
Experience
6 years
Languages
English
Location
Missouri
  • Anxiety and stress
  • Family conflict
  • Grief support

About Priscilla

Priscilla Williams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with six years of professional experience. She practices from Missouri and lists work with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression among her core concerns.

She helps people who feel overwhelmed by everyday pressure and by big life changes. Sessions are focused on clear goals and practical steps. Conversations aim to surface strengths and build skills to manage symptoms and relationships.

Priscilla draws on several evidence-based approaches. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try small experiments. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas help people notice their values and take action in spite of discomfort. Mindfulness practices are offered to increase awareness and reduce reactivity.

Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She works with people to set priorities and to adjust plans when needed. Emotionally-Focused Therapy elements inform work around relationship and intimacy concerns.

Priscilla also brings experience supporting adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and first responder issues. She mentions work with ADHD, bipolar concerns, parenting and career-related stress. Practical problem solving and coaching strategies are used alongside therapy when helpful.

To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used and a first session is scheduled after that step. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies by location.

How her approaches translate to online work

Priscilla often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her practice. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when anxiety or fear is present. CBT focuses on spotting thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then trying practical experiments to change them.

She also brings a client-centered stance to sessions, which means decisions about methods are made together. The therapist and client review goals and try different tools until a good fit is found, adjusting pace and focus as needed.

Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, or choose a quieter place for a shorter check-in when needed. The therapist uses her clinical approaches to guide practical exercises, in-session skill practice, and real-world homework that can be done between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessInfidelityJealousyObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

Missouri, Oregon

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression among other issues listed in her profile.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her approach is collaborative and client-centered with practical, goal-focused sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of professional and clinical work experience as an LCSW.

What credential and location are listed?

She is an LCSW working in Missouri and also lists an Oregon LCSW in her background.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she accept international clients?

International clients are not accepted at this time.

How are sessions arranged and what about cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Priscilla WilliamsLCSW

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