Nancy Manly , LPC

Nancy Manly is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Addictions Specialist who welcomes people seeking support with compassion and practical guidance. With more than 20 years of clinical experience, she has worked with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress management, substance use and behavioral addictions, major life transitions, grief and loss, unresolved trauma, boundary setting, self-worth struggles, relationship conflicts, destructive core beliefs, hospice and end-of-life matters, aging and caregiver stress, dementia-related challenges, compassion fatigue, career concerns, chronic pain, and other difficult seasons of life.

Nancy blends warmth, honesty, and steady support within a strengths-based framework that positions the client as the expert on their own life while she contributes clinical knowledge and evidence-informed strategies. Her approach brings together multiple therapeutic methods and concrete skills so clients can make meaningful, sustainable changes in thoughts, emotions, and behavior.

Clients describe her as calming, empathetic, respectful, insightful, accepting, trustworthy, wise, and easy to talk with. Some have called her a gifted guide who companions others to healing and a present strength and safe place. She creates individualized treatment plans tailored to each person’s needs, abilities, and circumstances, integrating modalities such as Cognitive-Behavioral techniques, solution-focused work, psychodynamic perspectives, psychoeducation, client-centered methods, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, somatic practices, dialectical approaches, trauma-focused interventions, life coaching, relaxation strategies, and other appropriate therapies.

Nancy meets people where they are and moves at a pace that feels right for them, focusing not only on reducing distress but on increasing joy and meaning. Reaching out for help is a sign of strength, and she encourages those ready to take the next step to begin the work of change and growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Nancy commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) along with client-centered principles. ACT helps people notice and make space for difficult thoughts and feelings while identifying meaningful values to guide action - it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through practical exercises and skill building - it suits problems like anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathetic, nonjudgmental listening and collaboration so clients feel heard and supported as they explore goals and change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Nancy collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time so the work stays relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage in that work - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit sessions into busy or complex schedules and to access licensed professionals from different locations. These options support continuity of care and make it simpler to maintain momentum between sessions while focusing on practical, meaningful change.