- Strengths based
- Practical tools
- Bilingual support
About Adalheidur
Adalheidur (Ally) Dagbjartsdottir is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship strain, and codependency. She speaks English and Icelandic and works from Kansas. Ally presents therapy as a partnership and focuses on helping clients find practical steps to feel steadier and more in control.
Ally uses a strengths-based view. She encourages people to build on what already works for them. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, steady pacing, and practical tools to manage difficult emotions and daily challenges.
Her background includes five years as a clinician and earlier work with children and families over a longer period. That history informs how she sees problems unfolding across relationships and life stages. She pays attention to family of origin patterns, attachment concerns, and how past wounds affect current behavior.
Therapy draws on several approaches, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. These methods are used to improve coping, reduce reactivity, and strengthen communication skills.
Ally often supports people dealing with grief, parenting stress, chronic health challenges, ADHD, and issues around intimacy and identity. She aims to make therapy straightforward, with goals the client understands and practical steps between sessions.
How Ally Uses Practical Approaches Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in the room. It emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping clients set their own goals. This approach can help people feel heard and clearer about what they want to change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It uses step-by-step exercises to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and codependency patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. These skills are helpful when strong emotions lead to impulsive behavior or relationship conflict.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with each client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences and will adjust plans as things change. Collaboration helps keep work focused and relevant to daily life.
Many people choose online therapy to fit sessions into busy schedules and to make attending easier around work, school, or childcare. Online work can allow for shorter check-ins, easier scheduling, and continued support when life is in flux. Confirm the current session options before booking to know what formats are offered and what will work best for day-to-day needs.
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Experience
5+ years
Credentials
Missouri, Kansas
Languages
English, Icelandic
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Ally commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, codependency, ADHD, and related areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She favors a collaborative, strengths-based approach that mixes talk, practical exercises, and skills practice to reduce reactivity and build coping.
What is her clinical background?
Ally has five years of experience as a therapist and additional years working with children and families, which shapes her relational perspective.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials and is based in Kansas.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Icelandic.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Ally?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.