About Lacy
Hi, I’m Lacy.
I find deep joy in helping people heal from relational pain so they can embrace life’s fullness.
At my core, I’m a people-person who delights in bringing out the best in others. But helping others wasn’t always joyous for me. In the past, I’d say “yes” to any request while resentment grew. I saw myself as a super helper, not a human being.
One autumn day, I encountered a message full of grace while jogging in the woods. I slowed my pace and felt the weight of an essential truth blooming in the core of my being: No matter how much helping I did or didn’t do, I was worthy of love and belonging just for being me.
From that point on, I made the choice to center healing, safety, and freedom within myself and my relationships. And as I moved forward on this new path, I noticed compassion inhabiting the space where resentment used to dwell. I began to understand the importance of mutuality, self-compassion, and tending towards my own needs as well as the needs of others.
I learned the hard way what happens when we hustle for our self-worth. Now I have the privilege of helping others experience freedom from traps like perfectionism, shame, self-criticism, relational dysfunction, and emotional dysregulation.
I would be honored to support you as you recover the gift of being alive.
B I O G R A P H Y
Lacy B. Tannous (she/her) is a therapist, writer, artist, and lover of life. She holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Azusa Pacific University where her academic research focused on relational satisfaction for adult children of divorce and her clinical training included providing trauma-informed psychotherapy for individuals and couples at a university counseling center. Prior to her work as a therapist, she coordinated doctoral programs in higher education, assisted adults with disabilities at l’Arche Boston North, and worked as a resident director at a liberal arts college.
Lacy is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (#124886) and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (#9402) registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences in California. She is supervised by Curtis Miller, PsyD, DMin, LMFT 31636 at Sync Counseling Center in Sierra Madre, CA. Learn more about Lacy on Instagram at @lacytannous.