About Nancy
Nancy Marts is a licensed clinical social worker with 45 years of experience helping people navigate difficult life changes. She began working in 1976 with juvenile programs and has since supported people in medical, hospice, trauma, surgical, orthopedic, and psychiatric settings. Her long career has given her a broad set of skills she brings to each session.
She favors clear, practical conversations. Nancy listens first, then helps clients set small, doable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at building coping skills, restoring routine, and reducing overwhelm. She offers steady guidance rather than quick fixes. Nancy often helps people who are facing transitions.
That can include a new medical diagnosis, changes in caregiving roles, shifts in identity, or career upheaval. She is comfortable addressing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues related to ADHD among other concerns. Her approach blends talk therapy with practical techniques.
She uses client-centered methods to follow the person's priorities. She also draws on cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking and dialectical behavior skills to manage intense emotions. Nancy works with people who want to regain a sense of purpose and improve daily functioning.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process where small steps add up. Her style is patient, straightforward, and focused on helping clients move forward one step at a time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so the person can clarify goals and make decisions. This works well for life transitions and identity questions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It is practical and goal-focused, often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing ADHD-related challenges.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. It is useful when emotions feel intense or when someone needs tools to stay steady day to day.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and can change as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for longer sessions and face-to-face discussion. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Messaging or live chat can work for brief check-ins, homework checkups, or flexible support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue care when travel or health issues arise.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 45 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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