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Nancy Lichtenstein, LMFT

  • Experience30 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Relationship
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Nancy

Nancy Lichtenstein is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with three decades of professional experience.

Background and approach

She focuses on helping people navigate addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, and a wide range of life stresses including grief, career crossroads, eating or sleeping difficulties, and compassion fatigue.

Additional areas of attention listed in her practice include LGBT matters, family dynamics, parenting, bipolar disorder, infidelity, multicultural concerns, HIV/AIDS, and veteran and armed forces issues. Her approach emphasizes creating a welcoming, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak openly about thoughts and feelings.

Nancy supports clients through change by listening closely, offering practical strategies, and collaborating on goals that promote greater satisfaction and wellbeing. She recognizes how taking the first step toward therapy can feel difficult, and she aims to guide and encourage each person through that process toward clearer understanding and more adaptive coping.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Nancy integrates evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address presenting problems. One common approach she relies on involves practical skills training aimed at improving coping, emotional regulation, and daily functioning; this type of work can be useful for concerns like ADHD, mood challenges, and stress-related symptoms. Another frequently used method focuses on trauma-informed strategies that help people process past hurts and reduce their impact on current relationships and wellbeing.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy itself, and the process is collaborative. The therapist works with each person to identify priorities, test methods that feel helpful, and adjust techniques over time so treatment fits the client's needs, goals, and preferences rather than following a fixed formula.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats allow people to meet from home or other convenient locations, make scheduling easier around work or family demands, and maintain continuity of care when in-person options are limited. Licensed professionals can adapt these formats to support treatment goals while offering a range of interaction styles to suit different communication preferences.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
Nancy works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and career concerns, and related multicultural and HIV/AIDS matters.
What is the general therapeutic style used in sessions?
Her style centers on creating an open, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore thoughts and feelings. She combines listening with collaborative goal-setting and practical strategies to support change.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She brings 30 years of professional work experience to her practice, which informs her approach to complex and long-standing concerns.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
The clinician holds the credential LMFT and is licensed in California as CA LMFT 38014.
Does the therapist work with speakers of other languages or international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and the therapist is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How is pricing structured for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

HIV / AIDSInfidelityVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concerns

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

About

Nancy Lichtenstein is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, with 30 years of experience, not currently accepting new clients.