About E.
E. Troy Nielsen is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Florida. He has 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles with addiction.
He focuses on clear, practical steps and listens without judgment. Many people come for help with self-esteem, motivation, and relationship difficulties. He uses straightforward conversation to understand what feels most urgent.
Sessions are shaped around what the individual needs, not a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, when appropriate, is used to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that get in the way of daily life. Over two decades of work have exposed him to a wide range of life challenges. He has supported people facing adoption and foster care issues, aging and caregiver stress, blended family concerns, and divorce or separation.
He also has experience with substance use and codependency concerns. In sessions he emphasizes practical tools you can use between meetings. That may include short exercises, thought records, or behavior experiments to test new ways of coping.
The aim is to build skills that reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. He approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. The client and therapist collaborate on goals and pace.
Taking a first step can feel hard, and he aims to make the process as manageable and clear as possible.
How CBT and online formats help with anxiety
Many people find Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) useful for anxiety and mood concerns. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce worry and improve daily routines. It tends to emphasize short, concrete exercises that you can practice between sessions.Therapy should fit the person as much as the problem. He works with clients to choose approaches and pace based on individual goals and preferences. That means trying interventions, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together so the work feels relevant and doable.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Utah
- Languages
- English
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