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Nancy Brighton

Nancy Brighton, LCSW

Florida

LCSW - Family of origin and relationship concerns

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  • Stress and anxiety
  • Attachment and relationship
  • ACT and CBT methods

About Nancy

Nancy Brighton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with 53 years of professional experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. Nancy also helps people facing ADHD, addiction, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep or eating problems, and career concerns.

She approaches therapy as a collaborative process. She treats the person, not only the presenting problem. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking, and building everyday skills to manage emotions and behaviors. Clients are encouraged to use their strengths while testing new ways of coping.

Nancy draws from several therapy styles to match what each person needs. She uses elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and to build coping strategies. Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches guide conversations about past family patterns and current relationships.

In sessions she aims for direct talk and straightforward tools. That can include exercises to notice thoughts, practice new communication habits, and plan small behavior changes between meetings. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when intense emotions or self-regulation are a concern.

Her long career includes many settings and client concerns, which she brings to each meeting as practical experience. People who are frustrated by repeating family patterns or stuck in old roles often focus therapy on identifying those patterns and trying alternatives.

If someone wants to begin, they follow the site’s steps to view online therapy options, complete a short questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Nancy uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and values, then take small committed actions that align with what matters to them. ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at family-of-origin patterns and relationship roles. That approach aims to clarify how early relationships shape expectations and to try different ways of relating in current life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help the client test ACT, attachment-focused work, or other methods based on the person’s goals, preferences, and what comes up in early sessions. Decisions about tools and pacing are made collaboratively.

Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to keep continuity when schedules change. It also allows shorter check-ins when needed, and removes travel time so sessions can be scheduled around work or caregiving commitments. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skills practice for remote meetings, and the focus remains on clear steps that fit everyday routines.

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

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

Nancy works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family-of-origin concerns. She also supports people with grief, addiction, ADHD, eating and sleeping issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses a collaborative, practical style focused on clear steps and skills. Conversations center on noticing patterns and trying concrete changes between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 53 years of professional experience as a clinician and brings that background to current sessions.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - licensed in Florida and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are costs handled?

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

How do I begin if I want to try therapy with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.

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