About Nancy
Nancy Hazelton is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She works with individuals facing grief, depression, and major life changes. She aims to meet each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
In sessions she builds a plan that reflects what each person needs. Conversations are tailored to fit real-life goals and situations. She blends practical tools and talk therapy to help people cope day to day.
Background and approach
Nancy uses several approaches depending on the concern. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going. Mindfulness techniques teach simple ways to calm the body and steady attention during stressful moments.
She also draws on client-centered principles, which focus on listening and following the client's lead. Motivational Interviewing supports people who want change but feel unsure where to start. Psychodynamic ideas can help when patterns from the past affect present feelings.
Nancy has worked in independent practice in California and has spent years helping people with workplace stress, caregiver strain, first responder stress, and questions about life purpose. She encourages small, manageable steps and adjusts pace to each person's comfort. Starting therapy can feel hard.
She frames the process as a partnership and helps clients set clear, practical goals they can work toward between sessions.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-Centered Therapy means the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead, helping people feel heard and understood as they set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that can reduce immediate stress and improve emotion regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Nancy will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and try methods that fit their situation. The process is collaborative and adjustments are made as needed so the plan stays useful and manageable.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit brief check-ins or when someone needs a shorter way to connect. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
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- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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