Stacey Sugar, MD, LCPC, LPCC

Stacey Sugar is a California-based therapist with 14 years of clinical experience who helps people reframe their life stories and move toward meaningful change. She approaches therapy with the view that personal history is not a fixed script but a set of experiences that can be reinterpreted to support growth. Stacey emphasizes uncovering unconscious defenses and exploring the emotions that shape behavior so clients gain clarity about who they are and who they want to become.

Stacey meets people where they are and supports gradual, sustainable shifts rather than quick fixes. Drawing on a range of therapeutic methods, she offers practical tools and reflective work that help clients build motivation, strengthen relationships, and increase self-awareness. Her practice centers on collaborative exploration - identifying patterns, testing new ways of relating, and creating opportunities for insight that lead to tangible change.

She holds the credentials MD, LCPC, and LPCC - MD indicates a medical doctor, while LCPC and LPCC are licensed counseling credentials. Stacey creates a space for people to examine feelings they may not yet recognize and to translate those discoveries into new choices. For those ready to engage deeply, she provides steady support to remove barriers and to actualize goals at a pace that feels right.