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Lacey Haggan-Galloway

Lacey Haggan-Galloway, LMFT

Idaho

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LMFT - Relationships and Parenting

  • Attachment-based methods
  • CBT strategies
  • Emotion-focused work

About Lacey

Lacey Haggan-Galloway is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) licensed in Idaho and Utah with about 10 years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship concerns, parent-child conflict, trauma and abuse, identity insecurities, anxiety, and depression. Lacey frames clients as experts in their own stories and looks for strengths to build on during therapy.

Her approach is direct and practical. She listens to what is happening now and asks how patterns began. Sessions often include talking through relationship dynamics and identifying small, concrete steps to try at home. She uses familiar tools from cognitive behavioral work to spot unhelpful thinking and from emotion-focused work to name and work with strong feelings.

Lacey also draws on attachment-based ideas to map how early relationships shape expectations now. Dialectical behavior techniques are used when stress, overwhelming emotions, or impulsive reactions make daily life harder. These methods are woven into sessions in straightforward ways, not as tests or homework-heavy programs.

She pays attention to family of origin themes, abandonment and attachment issues, and the stresses of caregiving. Blended family issues and fatherhood concerns are areas she lists among her focus areas. Her style aims to make sense of recurring conflicts and to plan manageable changes.

Practical matters like coping skills for anxiety, routines that support parenting, and ways to reduce role confusion in blended households are common topics. Lacey invites people to try ideas and report back so the work can be adjusted as needed.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at current relationship patterns through the lens of early bonds. It helps people see why certain reactions feel automatic and offers ways to try different responses in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete techniques to test unhelpful thoughts and to change behaviors that keep problems going.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses goals and preferences and together they decide which methods to try first. That choice can change as progress is tracked and different problems come up, so the process stays collaborative and practical.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, such as shorter check-ins during a break, not needing to travel, or choosing audio-only meetings when bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can use these formats to help people practice new communication skills, manage anxiety between meetings, and keep therapy consistent while juggling caregiving or work responsibilities.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigue

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Idaho, Utah

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address related to blended households?

She lists blended family issues among her focus areas and works with relationship patterns, parenting strain, and role confusion that come up when households merge.

What is her general therapeutic style?

She combines client-centered listening with practical tools. Expect discussion of feelings, patterns, and small steps to try between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has about 10 years of professional work experience as a therapist.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is an LMFT licensed in Idaho and Utah and practices from Idaho.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

What session formats are offered?

The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs handled for sessions?

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

How do I start working with her?

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

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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