Nancy Maxwell

Compassionate clinician focusing on practical coping skills

LMSW Michigan

Experience: 20 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Depression
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Nancy

Nancy Maxwell is a licensed master social worker based in Michigan who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She brings two decades of clinical experience to her work and centers care on empathy, respect, and practical strategies tailored to each person’s priorities.

Background and approach

Nancy emphasizes collaborative goal-setting and uses evidence-informed techniques to help clients build coping skills, improve self-esteem, and navigate challenges such as grief, parenting concerns, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, career stress, and family issues. Her style is warm and interactive, and she draws on a range of approaches including cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-informed perspectives, emotionally-focused strategies, and mindfulness.

Nancy has a background working in community mental health settings across outpatient, ACT team, and case management roles, which informs a flexible, person-focused way of working. She aims to meet clients where they are, offering education, practical interventions, and steady support as they pursue more satisfying, resilient lives.

Approaches that guide online sessions and what they do

Nancy commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for reducing anxiety, managing mood, and improving daily functioning. She also integrates attachment-based ideas that pay attention to relational patterns and how early connections influence current relationships and emotional responses. In addition, client-centered principles shape interactions by keeping the client's own goals, values, and pace at the center of care.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Nancy works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and then adjusts methods over time so treatment stays relevant and useful. She encourages clients to share feedback about what helps and what doesn’t so the work remains focused and client-driven.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes scheduling more flexible and can reduce barriers related to travel or busy days. These formats let clients access consistent support from licensed professionals while using the communication style that fits them best, whether that means real-time conversation or shorter written check-ins.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does Nancy address in therapy?

Nancy works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem struggles, grief, parenting and family challenges, ADHD, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and career-related stress. She also lists additional focus areas like attachment issues, codependency, and caregiver stress.

What is Nancy's therapeutic approach and style?

Her style is warm and interactive, drawing on client-centered principles and cognitive behavioral techniques as well as attachment-informed and emotionally focused methods. She emphasizes listening to client priorities and collaborating on practical goals.

How much clinical experience does she bring?

She has 20 years of experience working as a mental health clinician, including time in outpatient services, ACT team work, and clinical case management within community mental health settings.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds an LMSW with license number MI LMSW 6801085916 and practices in Michigan.

Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats are available for working together?

She offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different preferences and schedules.

How is cost handled for therapy with this clinician?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes ADHD

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame ImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disorders Obsessions, compulsions, and OCDPostpartum depressionSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English