Misty Weiser, LCSW, CSW

Misty Weiser is an LCSW and CSW who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, sleep problems, and depression. She works with folks who also face chronic pain or illness, communication struggles, loneliness, life purpose questions, and issues connected to military service. Misty speaks English and practices in Oregon.

She starts by treating each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and practical steps that fit day-to-day life. Misty encourages small, doable changes that can reduce symptoms and increase a sense of control.

Misty uses a mix of approaches in session. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and commit to meaningful actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also integrates client-centered techniques to keep the work grounded in each person’s experience.

Misty includes skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness are goals. For people impacted by traumatic memories, she employs methods related to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to work on trauma processing. She explains ideas simply, often using Polyvagal Theory to make sense of stress and memory.

Outside of talk work she is an advocate for animal-assisted activity and has brought therapy dogs into practice for several years. Misty aims to be a supportive companion through change while helping people build tools they can use after sessions end.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small steps toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, and life direction questions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them, which is useful for panic, mood shifts, and sleep difficulties. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach aimed at reducing the intensity of traumatic memories through structured processing methods.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about symptoms, goals, and preferences and suggest techniques that seem most helpful. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted as progress or needs change.

Confirm session formats before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time from an already full day. Some approaches translate well to remote work by using guided exercises, worksheets, and skills practice between sessions to support steady progress.