About Cory
Cory Nelson is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in South Dakota with 25 years of experience. He focuses on common struggles like anxiety, stress, depression, grief, trauma, and addictive behaviors. Cory keeps the first meetings straightforward and practical so worried parents can understand what to expect.
He uses a mix of client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques. That means sessions start with the client's goals, and then they try concrete steps to change thoughts and behaviors that cause distress.
Background and approach
Cory describes his work as collaborative - he helps people decide what to try and checks in as progress is made. People come for many reasons, including sleep problems, panic attacks, phobias, workplace stress, and issues tied to military or first responder experiences. He also addresses parenting strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, attention difficulties, mood disorders, and co-occurring conditions.
Sessions are practical and paced to match each person's needs. Cory aims to create a respectful, compassionate setting where clients feel heard. He emphasizes small, achievable changes rather than big leaps.
He often teaches breathing or behavioral experiments for immediate stress relief, then builds on what works. For someone starting therapy, Cory focuses on clear steps: identify a few goals, try targeted strategies between sessions, and review what’s helpful. He welcomes international clients and adapts his approach to fit different lives and schedules.
Approaches and online options for managing anxiety
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps you notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. It uses short exercises, thought records, and experiments to test what works and what does not.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your goals first. The therapist follows your pace, offers empathic feedback, and helps you clarify what matters most so change feels manageable.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Cory will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, lifestyle, and what they prefer to try. Decisions are adjusted over time based on what helps.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you work face-to-face from wherever you are, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can be a short check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options provide flexibility for different schedules and needs and make it easier to keep therapy consistent.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- South Dakota
- Languages
- English
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