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Nancy Dano

Practical, steady care for parenting and family concerns

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Nancy

Nancy Dano is a licensed mental health counselor with ten years of experience. She offers trauma-informed care and practical therapy to help people handle stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. Nancy focuses on building a steady working relationship and meeting clients where they are.

She uses clear, practical techniques rather than jargon. In sessions she moves at a clients pace and works toward the goals they name. Her toolbox includes cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior work, mindfulness practices, and attachment-aware approaches.

Background and approach

These methods are used to address relationship strain, parenting concerns, eating and body image issues, ADHD-related struggles, and compassion fatigue. Nancy has experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, which informs how she tailors care for different needs and situations. She blends skills training with one-on-one conversations so clients leave with concrete strategies to try between sessions.

Therapy often involves short skill-building exercises, guided reflection on patterns, and practice of new ways to manage emotions. Nancy emphasizes collaboration and clear steps so change feels manageable rather than overwhelming. She provides services from New York as a NY Licensed Mental Health Counselor, using evidence-based tools to help clients cope with difficult feelings and build better daily routines.

Language offered for sessions is English.

Therapeutic approaches for online work and flexible care

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early patterns shape current relationships and helps people notice and change repeating dynamics. It is useful when worries center on trust, abandonment feelings, or relationship patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness through concrete skills practice.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nancy collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts techniques over time so sessions remain relevant and useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to allow flexibility for busy schedules or distance. These options let people practice skills between sessions and check in when that fits their life. Licensed professionals can deliver the same skill training and collaborative planning online as in person, while making scheduling and access easier for many families.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Nancy work with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and family concerns, eating and body image issues, ADHD, bipolar, anger, self esteem, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Nancy emphasizes a positive working relationship and works at each persons pace. Sessions combine conversation with practical skills and short exercises to help change daily habits.
What training and background does she bring?
She has ten years of clinical experience and has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings. That background informs how she adapts treatment for different needs.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a NY LMHC with license number 006169 and practices from New York.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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