Stacy Card

MA, LCPC, NCC

Email: stacy@refugecounseling.com

Phone: (208) 505-8003

Many of us can find ourselves in a season of life that may feel confusing, difficult and sometimes overwhelming, but you are not alone. My work in the field of mental health spans over 30 years and my approach has always been to create a secure and compassionate environment enabling clients to explore difficulties, foster new understanding, and develop emotional and practical tools that can lead to a healthier and more fulfilling life. My counseling work includes couples and adult individuals in all stages of life. My collaborative approach with couples, from dating to empty nesters, enables them to heal, transform, and create renewed connection and joy in their relationship. I work with individuals to explore and process life experiences, heal and build resilience, develop a healthy sense of self, and create meaningful connections. I am also equipped to provide help that integrates a Christian worldview for those clients who request this approach.

Personal Interests

When I am not playing board games with my family or chasing grandkids at the park, I love biking, hiking, attending plays and enjoying a good concert.

Qualifications

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Idaho

• Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Washington

• National Certified Counselor

• Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Gonzaga University

• Bachelor of Arts in Recreational Therapy, San Diego State University

• Advanced training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT)

• Additional training in marital therapy at the Gottman Institute in Seattle, WA

• Seven years working in inpatient psychiatry and chemical dependency

• Over twenty five years working in outpatient mental health therapy

Specialties & Expertise

Couples Counseling:

• Identifying and resolving conflict cycles

• Relational distress and disconnection

• Repairing and creating secure attachments

• Life transitions

• Therapeutic separation

• Betrayal trauma

• Affair recovery

• Divorce

• Pre-marital

Adult Individual Counseling:

• Depression/Mood disorders

• Anxiety and stress

• Grief and loss

• Abuse

• Trauma

• Life transitions

• Women's issues

• Spiritual concerns