About Nancy
Nancy Maxwell is a licensed master social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, ADHD, depression, and life transitions. She meets people where they are and listens carefully to what matters most to them. Her manner is warm and respectful, and she encourages practical steps toward clearer days and better routine.
With 20 years of experience in community mental health settings, Nancy draws on approaches that fit each person's needs.
Background and approach
She blends cognitive behavioral ideas with attachment-based and emotionally-focused methods. Mindfulness and client-centered techniques are part of how she helps people notice patterns, shift reactions, and try new ways of coping. Nancy has worked with a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, grief, career stress, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to family of origin.
She also supports people managing mood disorders, ADHD-related challenges, and problems with communication or codependency. Her work often includes helping people rebuild safety in relationships and manage strong emotions. Sessions aim to be collaborative and straightforward.
Nancy helps set achievable goals, teaches skills such as problem-solving and emotion regulation, and offers compassionate feedback. She is willing to include faith-based perspectives when clients want that included in sessions. People who prefer flexible contact can choose video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging formats.
Nancy works from Michigan and provides services in English. If someone is ready to begin, she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current emotions and reactions. In plain terms, it helps people understand why certain interactions feel threatening or comforting and teaches ways to rebuild trust and connection in close relationships.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes respectful listening and following the client's priorities. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so people can clarify goals, make choices, and feel more confident about next steps.
Nancy treats the choice of approach as a shared decision. She will talk with clients about what feels most useful and try methods that match each person's goals and preferences. Working together helps adjust techniques over time if something isn't fitting well.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching practical skills. Phone sessions work well when a quick check-in is needed or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter exchanges, brief skill practice, or people who prefer writing over speaking. These options offer more flexibility so therapy can fit into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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