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Nancy Brighton

Therapist · Florida

Experienced LCSW focusing on practical change

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Nancy Brighton
Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, Florida · SW2829
NPI
1255675807
Experience
53 years
Languages
English
Location
Florida
  • Long clinical experience
  • Strengths based approach
  • Practical coping skills

About Nancy

Nancy Brighton is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, and major life changes. She has worked in the field for decades and draws on a long history of practice to support people through painful experiences. Nancy emphasizes the client as the expert in their own story and offers steady guidance during difficult transitions.

Her approach centers on listening, practical skills, and building on existing strengths. She uses methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses. Attachment-based ideas also shape how she understands relationship and intimacy concerns.

Sessions focus on clear, doable steps. Nancy helps people set small goals, practice coping tools, and track how those efforts change day-to-day life. She works with stress, ADHD, addictions, codependency, and issues like body image, sleep, and career stress using concrete strategies rather than vague theory.

With long experience across clinical settings, she brings perspective to trauma, abuse recovery, and chronic health or caregiving stress. Her style is calm and encouraging, aimed at empowering people to make realistic changes that fit their lives.

People who want help sorting feelings, changing behaviors, or rebuilding after loss can expect straightforward sessions that combine reflection with action. Nancy supports each person in finding what actually works for them and helps track progress over time.

How Nancy Applies Therapeutic Approaches Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions to move toward a more meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, depression, and codependency. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns and improve daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can help with intimacy, trust, and communication struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nancy will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then tailor sessions to fit each person. She treats the decision as a collaborative process and adjusts methods when needed based on progress and feedback.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a person better. It also supports consistent work on coping skills between appointments and lets people try tools in real-life situations while still having professional support.

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

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Nancy commonly address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, codependency, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her specialties.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is calm, practical, and encouraging. She emphasizes listening, small goals, and skills people can use between sessions.

What kind of experience does she bring?

Nancy has decades of professional experience working in clinical settings and with people facing long-term and acute challenges.

What are her credentials and practice location?

She is an LCSW licensed in Florida and practices from that state.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

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

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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