- Client-centered approach
- CBT and mindfulness
- Relationship focus
About Nancy
She uses a mix of client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotion-focused techniques, and mindfulness. Sessions often include talk, reflection, and concrete skills practice that clients can try between meetings. Nancy encourages tracking progress through milestones so people can notice real change over time.
Nancy has worked in a variety of community settings, including shelters, prison ministry programs, food pantry outreach, and private practice. That background informs a flexible approach to different life situations and stressors. She also has experience running counseling programs and supervising other counselors.
In sessions she listens closely and helps people untangle problems into smaller pieces. She often suggests simple stress management activities and plans that fit into daily life. Her style leans toward collaboration - clients and therapist set goals and test solutions together.
People who choose her work on issues like chronic pain or illness, family and blended family challenges, parenting stress, communication problems, panic and social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and coping with major life transitions. Her work combines practical skill-building with attention to emotion and relationships.
Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
19+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. Online work using this approach centers on giving people space to talk and be heard, and then shaping goals from their own priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) emphasizes practical skills and small experiments. In teletherapy that can mean setting short at-home tasks, tracking thoughts and behaviors, and reviewing results together in sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Nancy will work with clients to pick what fits their needs, goals, and comfort level. That often means trying a few techniques and adjusting based on what helps most.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online counseling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, offer a shorter check-in when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use quieter surroundings or avoid video by choosing other supported formats if available. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices, and relationship work to an online setting so progress remains practical and goal-focused.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Nancy help with?
Nancy supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, addictions, grief, parenting and many life changes. She also addresses concerns like chronic pain and illness, codependency, OCD patterns, panic, and social anxiety.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm, practical, and collaborative. Sessions mix listening, emotional exploration, and concrete exercises to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of experience working in community programs and private practice, including supervising other counselors and running counseling programs.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds the LCPC credential and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Nancy does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.