Lacey tucker, MSW, MPH, CPH, has over 9 years of experience in the field of behavioral health. Ms. Tucker enjoys working with children and adolescents with mild to severe behavioral challenges associated with autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and diverse personality disorders. Ms. Tucker has worked with children in a variety of settings including partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and within the community and school setting. While a majority of Ms. Tucker’s clinical work is serving children and their families, she also has experience in the medical and outpatient setting supporting adults with co-occurring conditions.Ms. Tucker specializes in behavior modification, cognitive behavior therapy, exposure response prevention, dialectical behavior therapy, and applied behavior analysis. Ms. Tucker utilizes a client centered and strengths based approach to shape individualized treatment plans to improve health outcomes. Through personalized care, Ms. Tucker helps clients gain knowledge, insight, and skills to improve intrapersonal and interpersonal conflicts.Outside of clinical practice Ms. Tucker volunteers in her community and works at the University of South Florida as a Graduate Research Assistant. Ms. Tucker is also a Ph.D. student, rural health advocate, and mother. During her free time she enjoys quality time with her two year old daughter, husband, and grandparents. Her favorite pastimes include working in the yard, doing crafts with family, and spending time with friends.
