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Priscilla Williams

Priscilla Williams

LCSW

Practical, strength-focused trauma-informed care

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  • Trauma-informed
  • Strengths focused
  • Goal oriented

About Priscilla

Priscilla Williams is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and family conflict. She names compassion and respect as central to her work and focuses on clients' strengths when they begin therapy. Priscilla aims to tailor conversations and plans to each person's needs. She presents a straightforward, supportive approach for people ready to try something different.

Priscilla brings six years of professional clinical experience, including roles that support leadership development. She draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy to address painful experiences and patterns that keep people stuck. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice what matters and take manageable steps toward it.

Sessions tend to center on clear goals and practical skills. Clients can expect to talk through recent problems and long-standing patterns, practice new ways of coping, and revisit what matters most to them. Priscilla emphasizes strength-based work and collaborative planning so progress feels relevant to everyday life.

She works with a wide range of concerns beyond trauma, including relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and blended family challenges, adoption and foster care questions, caregiver stress, and work-related strain. She also supports people managing ADHD, bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, and first responder stress.

Priscilla is licensed in Missouri and Oregon and offers care in English. To start, she asks clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a session so they can begin shaping a plan together.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Priscilla uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process and make sense of painful events. This approach focuses on addressing the impact of trauma and working through memories and reactions that interfere with daily life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take small actions toward a meaningful life while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Priscilla aims to learn about each person's goals and preferences and then choose or blend methods that fit. Clients collaborate with her to try approaches, check progress, and adjust plans as needed.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be arranged. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten commuting time, and allow for quick check-ins when life is hectic. It can also make some kinds of skills practice and structured interventions easier to schedule around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.

These summaries are based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp. Listing trauma-focused therapy does not mean a therapist holds a specific certification such as TF-CBT, EMDR or CPT.

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

Credentials

Missouri, Oregon

Languages

English

Licenses listed

  • LCSW, Missouri2023013955
  • LCSW, OregonL14257
  • NPI1023639283

As listed on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state licensing board and an NPI in the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Priscilla help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family conflicts, ADHD, bipolar, compassion fatigue, and related challenges.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is supportive and practical. She focuses on strengths, sets clear goals, and adapts dialogue and plans to each person's needs.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has six years of professional clinical experience and work supporting leadership development in higher education settings.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in Missouri and Oregon, and she practices in Missouri.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I get started with therapy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

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