Nina Powell

Nina Powell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 31 years of clinical experience. She offers calm, straightforward support for people facing grief and major life changes. Her work focuses on easing stress, anxiety, and the practical strain that illness, loss, and caregiving can bring.

She uses a mix of approaches that center the person's experience and practical needs. That may include client-centered listening, tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to manage thoughts and behaviors, and emotionally focused work to address strong feelings. Narrative and psychodynamic ideas are also part of her approach when they help make sense of difficult moments.

Much of her recent career has involved counseling people affected by cancer and serious illness. She has supported patients and caregivers through treatment decisions, changes in body image, loss of control, and caregiver compassion fatigue. She has also provided intensive bereavement counseling after sudden or traumatic losses.

Nina combines practical problem-solving with space to process emotion. She helps people sort through care options, connect to resources, and develop ways to cope day to day. Sessions aim to be steady and solution-minded while honoring the grief or uncertainty someone brings.

Clients looking for help with coping with life changes, end-of-life concerns, chronic illness, or complicated grief may find her background relevant. Sessions are offered in English and are centered on the goals the person brings to therapy.

How Nina’s approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person’s perspective. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and supports the client in naming their own goals. This approach is useful for people facing grief, role changes, and caregiver strain.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical tools. It helps people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and develop small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or improve mood. CBT can be helpful for stress, depression, and adjusting to life changes.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns in close relationships and how emotions shape reactions. It can help people process strong feelings and improve how they relate to others during stressful times.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences. Decisions are made together and can shift as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy days. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people meet with a licensed professional from wherever they are located in the therapist's service area.