Nina Powell, LCSW
Compassionate grief and life-change support
Details
| Name | Nina Powell |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida, Maine |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 31 |
About Nina
Nina Powell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 31 years of experience. She combines narrative ideas with practical, person-focused care to help people facing loss, illness, and major life changes. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at making difficult conversations easier to manage.
She regularly supports people dealing with grief, end-of-life concerns, chronic illness, and the stress that caregiving can bring. Nina also helps with anxiety, depression, relationship and family strain, and issues around self-esteem and body image.
Background and approach
Her background includes long-term work with people affected by cancer and with survivors of domestic violence. Nina uses Narrative Therapy to help people re-tell their stories and find new meaning after trauma or loss. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to center each person’s values and goals.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used when people need practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In sessions she focuses on clear, doable steps - talking through feelings, identifying patterns, and planning small changes. She is experienced with hospice and bereavement counseling and with supporting caregivers who are at risk for compassion fatigue.
Her approach aims to reduce overwhelm and build coping skills. Sessions are offered in English and provided through a range of online formats. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire to get started.
Nina works from Florida as a licensed social worker and brings decades of practice to each conversation.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Grief, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue among the things Nina works with, alongside the areas below.
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Post-traumatic stress
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Nina among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Nina among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Nina among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Nina among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Nina among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Nina 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 Nina directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical approaches work online
Online sessions with Nina often draw on Narrative Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about their lives and helps them find new meanings after loss or trauma. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person’s own goals and values, offering steady, nonjudgmental listening. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy provides hands-on tools to change patterns of thinking and behavior that increase stress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Nina will listen to your goals and try different methods to see what fits. She works with you to shape sessions around what helps most, adjusting techniques as needs change over time.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let you see facial cues and do deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins and flexible communication between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep consistent care when travel or health challenges make in-person visits difficult.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
Nina works with grief, end-of-life issues, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and related concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She blends Narrative Therapy with client-centered listening and practical CBT techniques to help people reframe their story and build coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 31 years of experience, including long-term work with people affected by cancer, hospice care, bereavement, and survivors of domestic violence.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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