Nancy Solow, LICSW

Nancy Solow is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts with 27 years of experience. She offers calm, practical support for people facing hard changes, heavy grief, parenting stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. Nancy keeps language clear and direct so busy parents can understand the work.

Her style is warm and strengths-focused. She listens carefully and adapts sessions to each person's needs. Conversations aim to identify patterns that cause repeated stress and to develop small, realistic changes that feel manageable.

Nancy uses cognitive behavioral ideas alongside attachment-based and client-centered approaches. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, while also paying attention to relationship patterns that shape how people connect. Sessions combine practical skills with time to understand history and feelings.

She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support coping and motivation. Those tools can help with sleep, anxiety, rumination, and finding energy to make life changes. Nancy often helps people who are dealing with loss, caregiver strain, blended family challenges, adoption or foster-care issues, and post-traumatic stress.

Nancy offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules. She works in English and practices from Massachusetts. Her approach aims to balance clear steps with respectful listening so people can move toward steadier days.

How these approaches translate to online care

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current connection patterns. Online sessions use conversation to map those patterns and try new ways of relating in daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot negative thoughts and test small changes in behavior. In remote sessions the therapist might guide thought records, practical experiments, and step-by-step plans that clients can use between appointments. Client-centered therapy gives space for people to lead the conversation while the therapist offers empathic listening and reflection to help people find their own direction.

Nancy treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, try methods that fit the client's preferences, and adjust over time. That means sessions can include skill practice one week and deeper history work the next, depending on what helps most.

Online formats used include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video makes face-to-face conversation possible for skills coaching and emotional work. Phone sessions can fit into a short break and use less bandwidth. Live chat and texting can be useful for brief check-ins, homework prompts, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options give flexibility for working around busy family schedules and different daily rhythms.