Nancy Manly, LPC
Hopeful guidance for steady change
Details
| Name | Nancy Manly |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Colorado |
| Licensed in | Colorado |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 21 |
About Nancy
Nancy Manly is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with 21 years of experience. She greets people with warmth and clear acceptance, and she focuses on helping them move through pain toward clearer goals. Nancy speaks plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person she sees.
Her work centers on practical steps people can use right away. She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, and adjusting to life changes.
Background and approach
She also supports people with relationship struggles, issues around intimacy and self-esteem, sleep and eating difficulties, anger, and career questions. Nancy draws on several approaches to fit each person’s needs, including Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and skills from dialectical behavior work. She favors straightforward, evidence-informed tools and steady conversation over jargon.
Sessions are paced to match what someone can handle in the moment. Her style is described as calm, compassionate, and direct. She aims to help people name patterns that cause pain, try small changes, and track what helps.
That often means learning ways to manage strong feelings, shift unhelpful thoughts, and make different choices in daily life. Nancy works collaboratively to build tailored plans. She explains options, practices new skills together, and checks in about progress.
The focus is on useful strategies that make day-to-day life easier and more meaningful.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Grief among the things Nancy works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- 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
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
Approaches that fit online work and everyday life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and take small steps that match those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It’s often used for anxiety, depression, and stress when someone wants concrete actions that connect to what matters. Narrative Therapy pays attention to the stories people tell about themselves and their lives. By rewriting unhelpful stories and separating a person from a problem, it can reduce shame and open up new choices in relationships and behavior. Client-Centered therapy focuses on listening, respect, and building trust so a person can find their own solutions; it’s useful when someone needs steady support while making life changes.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best based on goals and preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress is made and new needs arise.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is good for deeper conversations and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or camera use is not wanted. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, reflections between sessions, or a way to share progress without a full appointment. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns can Nancy help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and related issues such as sleep or eating problems, anger, low self-esteem, and relationship or parenting stresses.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is warm, direct, and calm. She uses clear conversation and practical exercises to help people notice patterns and try manageable changes.
How much experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 21 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of life challenges and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and where does she practice?
She holds a Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor credential listed as LPC and practices from Colorado.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
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