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LMFT

Nanci Jacobs, LMFT

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and LGBT
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Nanci

Nanci Jacobs is a California-licensed therapist (LMFT) with a decade of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, mood disorders and ADHD-related concerns. She centers the client as the expert of their own life while offering guidance that draws on observed strengths and practical support.

Background and approach

Nanci emphasizes courage and collaboration, aiming to empower people as they take steps toward greater fulfillment and well-being. Her practice addresses a wide range of issues including grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related challenges, bipolar and other mood disorders, and concerns tied to identity such as LGBT matters and gender dysphoria.

She also works with anger, self-esteem, career transitions, parenting stresses, and complex focuses like dissociation, attachment wounds, and post-traumatic stress. Her approach is grounded in evidence-based methods applied in a compassionate, strengths-focused way to meet each person where they are.

Sessions are shaped to support practical change while validating the lived experience that brought someone to therapy. Nanci aims to help clients build skills, increase self-understanding, and move toward goals at a pace that feels manageable.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Access



Nanci works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's needs. One common approach uses skill-building and coping strategies to manage anxiety, ADHD-related challenges, and mood instability; this typically involves practical tools for organization, emotional regulation, and stress reduction. Another approach emphasizes trauma-informed work that helps people process traumatic experiences and related symptoms such as dissociation or post-traumatic stress through paced, supportive interventions.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative rather than fixed. The therapist will explore a client's goals, preferences, and history to decide together which techniques feel most helpful and can be adjusted as progress unfolds. This collaborative process helps ensure therapy fits individual needs and evolves over time.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to attend regular sessions while balancing work, family, or other commitments, and allow licensed professionals to provide ongoing support from a distance.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
The practice supports a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, ADHD, mood disorders, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and identity-related matters such as LGBT and gender dysphoria.
How would you describe the therapeutic style and approach?
The therapist emphasizes a collaborative, strengths-focused style that centers the client as the expert of their story while applying evidence-based techniques to promote practical change.
What is the clinician's background and experience?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 10 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional, relational, and trauma-related concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed to practice?
She holds a California license as a LMFT with license number CA LMFT 113489 and practices from California.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How is billing handled and what does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefBipolar disorder

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityCancerCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationGender dysphoriaHIV / AIDSImpulsivityMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobia

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

About

Nanci Jacobs is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, with 10 years of experience, not currently accepting new clients.