Nancy Bass, LMHC, LPC

Nancy Bass is a licensed mental health counselor with 40 years of professional experience. She combines straightforward talk with practical tools to help people manage depression, bipolar disorder, trauma, grief, and major life changes.

Nancy believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to therapy. She listens without judgment and helps people turn those strengths into steps they can use day to day. Sessions focus on what matters now and what can change next.

Her approach commonly uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and adjust behaviors that keep problems stuck. She also uses client-centered techniques to build a steady, respectful relationship where people feel heard. When motivation is low, she draws on motivational interviewing to help people find reasons to move forward.

Nancy has worked across many settings over her career and has supported people dealing with addiction, aging and geriatric concerns, loneliness, self-worth, and questions about life purpose. She offers clear, practical strategies alongside emotional support.

Therapy with Nancy is collaborative. She helps set goals, tries different approaches, and checks in about progress. The process is paced to each person's needs, with an emphasis on usable skills and improved day-to-day functioning.

Practical approaches adapted for online care

Nancy commonly uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior that keep them stuck and then try small experiments to change them. CBT techniques often focus on clear goals and steps that can be practiced between sessions to help with depression, mood disorders, and anxiety.

She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize listening, empathy, and the person’s own insights. This approach helps build trust and makes it easier to decide which tools or strategies fit best for each person.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Nancy works with clients to identify concerns, set goals, and try different techniques until something feels useful. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on how things are going so the work stays relevant to the client’s needs and preferences.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is helpful for fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone calls work when lower bandwidth or hands-free sessions are needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options let people fit therapy into workdays, caregiving schedules, or times when a shorter connection is best.