About Nancy
Nancy Ray is a licensed clinical social worker with 32 years of experience. She practices in Maine and often helps people who are struggling with stress and anxiety. She also addresses relationship concerns, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and depression.
She spent two decades doing mental health work with the U.S. Air Force, which shaped her ability to stay calm under pressure and support people through crisis and change. That experience also exposed her to concerns such as panic attacks, phobias, social anxiety, and veteran and armed forces issues.
Background and approach
In sessions she focuses on listening first. She creates space for people to say what is on their mind. From there she uses practical tools to help reduce anxiety and manage stress, often drawing on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and client-centered methods to follow each person’s pace.
Her work is straightforward and practical. She helps clients break problems into small steps, practice new ways of thinking, and try actions that build confidence. For parents she offers down-to-earth strategies for common parenting struggles and for relationship concerns she helps people clarify needs and improve communication.
Nancy welcomes adults who want a calm, steady approach to their worries. She communicates in plain language and focuses on small, achievable changes that add up over time.
How client-centered and CBT approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s pace. In practice this means the therapist reflects what the client says, asks clarifying questions, and helps the client name feelings and goals. This approach is useful when someone needs a calm space to talk through stressors and make decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises to spot unhelpful thinking, test beliefs, and try new behaviors. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, and low self-esteem because it gives concrete steps to change daily patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether to lean more on listening and reflection or on CBT exercises. That choice is guided by the client’s goals, needs, and comfort level, and can shift over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is good for deeper conversation and reading body language. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging work well for brief updates, written reflection, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a workday, manage follow-ups, and keep consistent progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 32 years
- Licensed
- Maine
- Languages
- English
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