Nancy Brighton, LCSW
Compassionate, story-focused care for life’s challenges
Details
| Name | Nancy Brighton |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 53 |
About Nancy
Nancy Brighton is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with more than five decades of experience. She focuses on common life stresses like anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma, and major life changes. Nancy approaches each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on.
Her sessions are calm and conversational. She listens first, then helps people notice patterns that get in the way.
Background and approach
Together they map small steps that fit real life. She respects the courage it takes to ask for help and offers steady support along the way. Nancy uses Narrative therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves.
She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and create action, and on Attachment-based ideas to understand relationship patterns. Cognitive Behavioral techniques are used when practical skills for mood and anxiety management are helpful. Her background blends long clinical experience with a client-centered style.
That means the work is tailored to each person's needs rather than following a fixed script. She often helps people with grief, parenting stresses, addiction concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and career-related worries. Nancy offers sessions by phone, video, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules.
She practices from Florida as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and works in English. Starting therapy begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits the client's timing.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Nancy works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Hypnotherapy: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Nancy among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Nancy directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Nancy directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Nancy often uses Narrative therapy to help people step back from unhelpful stories and notice other parts of their life that get overlooked. This approach is useful for identity, self-esteem, and relationship concerns because it helps separate the person from the problem. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is another tool she uses; it focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when thoughts or feelings are difficult, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.She also brings Attachment-based ideas into sessions to help people understand patterns in close relationships and improve how they connect with others. Choosing the right approach is collaborative - the therapist will work with the client to try different methods and adjust the plan based on needs, goals, and what feels most useful in practice.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when schedules and bandwidth permit, phone sessions can be easier when you need a shorter check-in or lower data use, live chat is helpful for real-time back-and-forth without video, and text messaging supports brief ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and maintain continuity when travel or other commitments arise.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Nancy help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and coping with life changes, plus a wide range of related issues such as grief, addiction, parenting stresses, and career worries.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and client-centered. She listens first, then helps people reframe their stories and try small, manageable changes.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
Nancy brings 53 years of professional experience working with individuals across many concerns, combining long-term clinical practice with practical, skills-based methods.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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