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Nancy Brighton

Nancy Brighton

LCSW · Florida

Seasoned LCSW focused on practical support

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  • Action-focused
  • Values-based
  • Strengths-oriented

About Nancy

Nancy Brighton is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with a long career helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and major life changes. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that can ease daily strain. Her style respects the client’s experience and strengths as the starting point for change.

With more than five decades of experience, Nancy draws on methods that help people build new habits and stronger emotional responses. She uses approaches that encourage acceptance, present-moment awareness, and clearer thinking to reduce overwhelm. Sessions tend to center on what is useful right now and what fits into a person’s life.

Nancy values working together in a supportive way. She aims to empower people to make choices aligned with their goals and values. Conversations often include problem-solving, practicing new skills, and identifying patterns that get in the way.

Her background includes long-term practice in Florida. She has supported people through grief, addiction concerns, parenting stress, work issues, and questions about identity and intimacy. Adoption and foster care appears among her focus areas and is one of the topics she can address in sessions.

Nancy invites clients to take small, steady steps toward change. She asks practical questions, listens to what matters most, and helps translate insight into action. Starting therapy is framed as a collaborative process where the client’s experience leads the work.

Approaches that guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice hard thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It encourages choosing actions that match personal values so life feels more meaningful despite stress or painful emotions.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and closeness with others. It is often used when relationship patterns, abandonment concerns, or attachment issues lead to repeated hurt or distance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

If you prefer online sessions, confirm the available formats before booking since session options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when life gets hectic. Some methods translate well to remote sessions because they use exercises, practice tasks, and short skills training that fit into daily routines. Licensed professionals help tailor each session so the approach matches what the client wants to accomplish.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

53+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Nancy commonly help with?

Nancy works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, grief, addictions, and issues related to identity and intimacy.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style centers on collaboration and practicality. She emphasizes client strengths, clear goals, and everyday skills to manage emotions and behavior.

What background does she bring to sessions?

She has over 50 years of professional experience and a long history of clinical work in Florida, offering steady experience across many presenting problems.

What credential and location details are on record?

She is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) licensed in Florida and practices with that credential in the state.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session options before booking since the profile does not list specific formats. The site matching process will show available ways to meet.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Nancy?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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