About Nancy
Nancy Buchanan is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington with 29 years of experience. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, and depression. Nancy aims to make starting therapy feel doable and acknowledges the courage it takes to seek help.
She approaches work with the belief that each person knows their story best. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and practical steps that build confidence and motivation.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and aimed at helping people manage upsetting thoughts and rebuild steady routines. Over nearly three decades Nancy has helped people facing relationship strain, social anxiety, and feelings of isolation or shame. She also supports those dealing with loss, aging-related concerns, cancer, and substance use challenges.
Her background includes addressing family of origin wounds, communication problems, and issues around forgiveness and abandonment. Sessions are offered in English and tailored to the individual’s needs. Nancy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and to teach skills for everyday life.
She works collaboratively to set goals and track progress in a way that feels realistic for the person. Starting involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits the person’s calendar. Nancy values steady, practical work and helps people take small steps toward feeling more capable and connected.
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Many of the techniques Nancy uses are drawn from evidence-based therapeutic approaches that teach concrete skills. Cognitive-style work focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and replacing them with more balanced thoughts; this helps when worry, low mood, or social anxiety get in the way of daily life. Behavioral strategies emphasize small, manageable actions to rebuild routines and increase confidence, which is useful for depression, avoidance, and motivation challenges.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, suggest methods that fit those goals, and check in over time to adjust the plan. This collaborative process helps make therapy feel relevant and doable rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls work well for conversations that benefit from visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing support between sessions or for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep steady progress over time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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