Why Arc of Dawn?

Hello! My name is Stacey Fitzpatrick. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over ten years of experience working with youth, adults, and families.

I serve a wide variety of client populations with different intersectional identities and motivations for engagement in treatment. I practice cultural humility, hold a feminist philosophy, and I am LGBTQI affirming. I also believe that humor holds a healthy place in the healing process! To quote Eric Frankl quoting Friedrich Nietzsche, “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” My “Why to live,” is connection and service to others, as well as the absurdity and beauty in the daily

I ground myself in your goals while bringing ideas, exercises, and transparency into our work to find solutions that heal and inspire. I utilize cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and positive psychology interventions as well as music, art, media, literature, memes, and other tools to make meaning and connect with my clients.

I am trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as well as Functional Family Therapy. Utilizing evidence-based, solution-focused models, I work with my clients to motivate change and improve individual functioning as well as intimate relationships. I welcome all clients, teenagers, adults, and families alike!

Through psychoeducation and interventions from these aforementioned models, I support my clients in managing symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma as well as other mental health diagnoses and presenting problems. I enjoy empowering my clients to explore existential issues, manage life transitions, and cope with grief and loss. 

If this sounds like a good fit, please get in touch! I am excited to meet you and embrace the how, the why, and everything in between.