Adalheidur (Ally) Dagbjartsdottir , LCSW, LSCSW

Adalheidur (Ally) Dagbjartsdottir is a licensed social worker who brings a collaborative, strengths-based approach to therapy. She holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials - LCSW means Licensed Clinical Social Worker and LSCSW refers to Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker - and works in Kansas providing care in English and Icelandic. She approaches therapy as a partnership, helping clients explore options, build coping strategies, and find creative solutions to life’s challenges.

Ally has focused clinical work with children, adolescents, and families, particularly those with trauma histories, and she values the one-on-one connection that develops in therapeutic work. Her background in social work allows her to view concerns from multiple perspectives and to support clients across a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, relationship and family dynamics, parenting concerns, grief, and coping with life changes. She also addresses areas such as ADHD, bipolar disorder, attachment and family of origin issues, and intimacy-related concerns.

Using a respectful, client-centered stance, Ally emphasizes clients’ existing strengths and aims to help them discover their inner voice. She partners with teens, young adults, parents, and families to set goals and to develop practical tools that fit each person’s values and circumstances.