- Client-centered care
- CBT skills
- Veteran-informed
About Nancy
Nancy Ray is a licensed clinical social worker with 32 years of professional experience. She practices in Maine and focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, parenting challenges, and relationship concerns. She aims to create a warm, open space where people can talk about what matters to them without judgment.
Her background includes two decades of mental health work with the United States Air Force. That experience has informed a practical, down-to-earth style. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with attention to everyday problems and how they affect mood and relationships.
Nancy uses Client-Centered Therapy to place the client’s perspective at the center of care, encouraging people to lead the pace and direction of sessions. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques to help identify unhelpful thinking and build skills for managing anxiety and panic symptoms.
Practical concerns such as parenting stress, confidence building, and coping with social anxiety are common topics in her work. She also addresses issues related to domestic violence and veteran and armed forces challenges when they are relevant to a person’s story.
Nancy works with adults and children and invites people to bring whatever feels most urgent. To begin, readers are encouraged to use the site’s Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the posted availability.
How client-centered care and CBT work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and responding to what the person brings to sessions. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects concerns back, and helps people make sense of their feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses straightforward tools and small exercises to reduce anxiety, manage panic, and change unhelpful thought patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and which methods feel most useful. That decision is shared, and methods can be adjusted as needs change.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people use strategies learned in session and then try them in real life between meetings, which can speed up progress and make tools more practical.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
32+ years
Listed in
Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
Nancy focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, and self-esteem. She also works with issues such as domestic violence, veteran and armed forces concerns, panic attacks, phobias, and social anxiety.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work emphasizes a client-centered approach that lets the person set the pace and focus. She pairs that with practical CBT strategies to address anxious thoughts and build coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 32 years of professional experience, including 20 years of mental health work with the United States Air Force.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in Maine as an LCSW.
In which languages can I meet with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start therapy with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability listed on the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.