About Nanine
Nanine "Marie" Dickson is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, ADHD, grief, mood concerns, and addiction-related struggles. She uses straightforward conversation to help clients notice options and take small steps toward change. Her tone is practical and encouraging so people feel more capable of handling daily demands.
Marie trained in education and counseling and brings twelve years of clinical experience to her work as an LPC and LMHC.
Background and approach
She spent many years in education before moving fully into counseling, so she often draws on clear explanations and real-world examples during sessions. That background helps her connect with people who want concrete tools they can use right away. Her approach blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and attachment-based ideas.
She helps people identify automatic thoughts, test assumptions, and experiment with new behaviors. Conversations often focus on discovering existing strengths and making manageable choices that fit each person’s life. Marie also uses mindfulness and solution-focused strategies to increase present-moment awareness and to build short-term plans for improvement.
Sessions can include practical exercises, thought records, and goal-setting to track progress between meetings. The emphasis is on skills people can practice between appointments. People who prefer clear guidance and collaborative problem-solving often find her style useful.
She works by helping clients see small, doable steps that lead to better coping, clearer decisions, and steadier daily routines.
How her approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns and practice different ways of relating to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with clear experiments and homework tasks that suit remote formats. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that can be guided by phone or video to reduce reactivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide whether attachment ideas, CBT tools, or mindfulness practices fit best. Together they set goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what actually helps in daily life.
Online formats offer flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief updates, coaching between sessions, and quick troubleshooting of problems. These options help people keep progress steady while fitting therapy into busy routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Washington
- Languages
- English
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