About Nancy
Nancy Lichtenstein is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist with 30 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, depression, ADHD, and other life challenges. Nancy aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental setting where clients can talk through painful feelings and confusing patterns. Conversations are straightforward and focused on practical changes that can improve day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Expect a collaborative approach where goals are set together and progress is tracked in small steps. Nancy draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, career stress, and issues tied to bipolar disorder or compassion fatigue. She also attends to multicultural concerns and matters related to HIV/AIDS, infidelity, and veteran and armed forces experiences.
Her work is informed by decades of clinical practice in California. Sessions aim to clarify what matters most to each person and to build skills that fit real life. Nancy supports people through transitions and setbacks and helps them notice what is working.
She focuses on practical tools and clearer communication to reduce conflict and increase emotional safety. People meet Nancy in a mix of conversation, skill practice, and check-ins about progress. She emphasizes steady, realistic changes rather than quick fixes.
Her goal is to help clients move toward a more satisfying and manageable life.
How therapeutic approaches and online care work together
Nancy uses well-established, evidence-based techniques that focus on clear goals and practical skills. One common approach helps people learn coping skills and behavior changes to reduce addictive patterns and improve daily routines. This method breaks problems into small steps and practices new habits over time.Another approach centers on processing trauma and rebuilding safety in relationships. It involves careful pacing, helping clients name reactions and practice grounding or emotion-regulation strategies so they can manage distressing memories or triggers more effectively.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit each person's needs, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and the therapist work together to choose techniques that match lifestyle, preferences, and the problems being addressed.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people keep visual contact for in-depth conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins, written reflections, and flexible support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain continuity over time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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