About Nancy
Nancy Chau is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship challenges. She focuses on practical steps that reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Her manner is respectful and compassionate, and she works to make the first step feel less daunting.
She helps people who struggle with trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and problems with trust or abandonment. She also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, and family of origin wounds.
Background and approach
Social anxiety, postpartum mood changes, and lingering effects of sexual assault are among other areas she addresses. Nancy adapts sessions to each person’s needs instead of using the same plan for everyone. Conversations emphasize clear goals, small changes, and tools that can be practiced between meetings.
She aims to strengthen self-compassion, rebuild confidence, and improve day-to-day coping skills. Sessions are conducted in English and Vietnamese for clients in California. Therapy can include short check-ins or longer talk sessions depending on what the client needs.
The style is collaborative - the client’s experience shapes the pace and focus. People who reach out first complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions. Treatment is provided via a subscription that can be canceled at any time, with options for video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Two common evidence-based approaches Nancy uses involve building practical skills and processing difficult memories. One approach focuses on teaching coping skills and behavioral changes that reduce anxiety and improve mood; it helps with worry, panic, and daily stress by giving clear strategies to try between sessions. Another approach helps people work through trauma and painful experiences at a pace that feels manageable, aiming to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, current struggles, and personal preferences, then recommend methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a longer session is needed, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, daily support, and practicing new skills between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to stay connected when in-person visits are difficult.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Vietnamese
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