Adalheidur (Ally) Dagbjartsdottir, LCSW, LSCSW

Adalheidur (Ally) Dagbjartsdottir is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) practicing in Kansas with five years of experience as a therapist. She works with adults coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting struggles, and family of origin issues. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, grief, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related questions. Sessions are offered in English and Icelandic.

Ally describes therapy as a collaborative process. She focuses on helping people notice how patterns from their upbringing affect present life. In sessions she helps clients name roles, boundaries, and expectations that repeat from childhood. She works with people who want clearer communication, steadier emotions, and better self-esteem.

Her background includes social work experience across child and family settings. That work informs a perspective that looks at relationships and systems as well as individual choices. She draws on practical skills rather than jargon, and she aims to help people find small, usable changes.

Ally uses a mix of approaches to fit a person’s needs. She often incorporates client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral tools for thinking and behavior change, and DBT skills for managing intense emotions. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also inform how she helps people set goals and practice new habits.

People who come for family of origin issues often leave with clearer boundaries and more self-understanding. She also works with concerns related to sexuality, kink, autism spectrum differences, blended family dynamics, and chronic illness. Her practice combines practical strategies with steady, straightforward discussion.

How her approaches guide online work