About Nora
Nora O'Connor is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in California with 15 years of experience. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and manage anxiety so daily life feels more manageable. Nora helps people facing addiction recovery, LGBTQ+ concerns, career questions, and low self-esteem.
Her work blends clear, skills-based methods with attention to how the body responds to stress. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns.
Background and approach
She pairs that with somatic techniques to notice physical signals and calm the nervous system. Nora also draws from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness practice to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and present-moment awareness. Solution-Focused Therapy informs brief goal-setting and steps people can try between sessions.
These tools aim to make therapy usable in everyday life. She has experience supporting people through trauma, panic and mood concerns, caregiver stress, life transitions, and complicated relationship patterns such as codependency or non-monogamous arrangements. Nora works in a straightforward, collaborative way and helps people set concrete goals they can track.
Sessions tend to be practical and paced to each person's needs. Nora emphasizes small, repeatable skills that build confidence over time. She invites curiosity about what's working and what needs to change, and adjusts methods as people progress.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Many clients benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because it names thought patterns that increase anxiety and teaches practical steps to change them. CBT helps with panic, mood shifts, stress, and decisions about work or relationships.Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for regulating intense emotions and tolerating distress. It includes exercises for mindfulness, emotional balance, and interpersonal effectiveness that translate well to remote sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try a few methods, and adjust based on what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions match their needs and pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper skills practice and real-time conversation. Phone sessions can fit a work break or require less bandwidth. Chat and text messaging let people check in between appointments or use brief coaching-style support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping focus on progress and usable tools.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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