Stuart Worley

Stuart Worley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina. She brings five years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Stuart works with people facing parenting strain, relationship and communication problems, ADHD-related challenges, and grief. She also supports those dealing with trauma, compassion fatigue, sleep difficulties, and issues around identity and gender. Stuart takes an accepting and encouraging approach in sessions. She starts by recognizing that the patterns people use once made sense and helped them cope. From there she helps clients notice what no longer works and build different ways to meet their needs. Conversations and plans are tailored to each person's goals. Her work draws on attachment-based ideas and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, blended with brief, focused interventions and some elements of play-based techniques when appropriate. She also uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to address thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Stuart aims for a practical, down-to-earth style. Sessions focus on specific problems people bring, such as parenting stress, communication breakdowns, or navigating a major life change. She helps people practice new skills between sessions and track small steps forward. People who reach out can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through hard things and try new approaches. Stuart invites curiosity about patterns and gradual change rather than quick fixes. If someone is ready to start, she guides them through the next steps toward clearer goals and steadier coping.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and decisions during life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people practice safer ways of relating. This approach can be useful for relationship and communication problems and issues linked to abandonment or attachment concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and trying new patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and impulsivity concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stuart treats choice of method as collaborative and will help figure out what fits a person's needs, goals, and preferences. She combines techniques when that makes sense and adjusts plans as progress and priorities shift.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and reduce travel time. They also allow for shorter check-ins when a quick strategy review is needed, or video-free options when bandwidth or comfort is an issue. These practical benefits help people keep momentum while working on coping skills and life changes.