About Nancy
Nancy Meyering-Zerns is a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) with 12 years of practice helping people who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief, and low self-esteem. She draws on practical strategies to help people manage strong emotions and cope with difficult life events. Her approach aims to build self-worth and improve day-to-day functioning.
Nancy personalizes each plan to match a person's needs and goals. She uses mindfulness to help people notice and tolerate uncomfortable feelings.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Sessions focus on small, concrete steps that fit into everyday life. Work in sessions often includes learning distress tolerance and emotional regulation skills.
Nancy helps people practice communication techniques that can ease conflict and strengthen relationships. She also supports people who are grieving, handling caregiver stress, or facing separation and life changes. She encourages self-love, acceptance, and taking responsibility for ones self-care.
That can mean setting boundaries, practicing constructive anger, and making choices that reflect personal values. The emphasis is on practical tools people can use between sessions to feel steadier. Nancy sees obstacles like panic attacks, social anxiety, and post-traumatic stress as problems that can be addressed with step-by-step work.
She offers guidance when other measures have fallen short and helps people map out realistic next steps toward feeling better.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Many people meet with Nancy using mindfulness techniques to learn how to notice thoughts and sensations without reacting. Mindfulness can reduce reactivity to stress and help with anxiety, grief, and emotional overwhelm.She also uses cognitive behavioral methods to identify patterns of thinking that feed anxiety or low mood and then test small behavior changes. This approach helps with panic attacks, social anxiety, and mood symptoms by giving clear steps to try between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Nancy will work with each person to match techniques to their goals and preferences, and she adjusts plans as progress is made. The process is collaborative and focused on what helps in daily life.
Online work is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls suit deeper conversations with visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text are useful for quick check-ins, short skill practice, or when typed reflection feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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