Tracy Herriott, LCSW

Tracy Herriott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and challenges tied to caregiving and aging. Tracy works with individuals who need steady support through life changes and difficult emotions.

She draws on practical, evidence-based approaches to shape each session. Tracy uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different choices. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, mindfulness work, and motivational interviewing to support coping and behavior change.

Tracy has provided care in community settings, acute inpatient units, outpatient clinics, partial hospital programs, and private practice. That variety informs how she adapts methods to fit different life situations. She aims to tailor a treatment plan to each person’s goals and strengths.

In sessions, Tracy focuses on respectful, sensitive, and compassionate conversation. She helps clients identify practical steps they can try between meetings. Progress is framed as steady work rather than quick fixes, and she partners with people as they take those steps.

Tracy is based in North Carolina and offers services in English. She supports people from diverse backgrounds and brings an awareness of multicultural and veteran-related concerns, caregiver stress, and issues that arise with aging and geriatric issues.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on finding links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and testing new ways of responding to reduce distress and improve mood. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills teach concrete tools for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress, and these skills can be practiced in everyday situations.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan as needed so the approach matches the client's needs.

Confirm current session options before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins during a lunch break or between appointments. Online work also lets therapists and clients practice skills where they actually live, then bring that learning back into sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and DBT skills to an online setting while helping clients create realistic plans for change.