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Nancy Brighton, LCSW

  • Experience53 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Nancy

Nancy Brighton is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with over five decades of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

She draws on a wide range of approaches to help clients navigate issues such as ADHD, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, mood disorders, and career difficulties. Additional areas of focus include attachment-related concerns, adoption and foster care issues, chronic illness and caregiver stress, body image, and codependency.

Her style centers on respect for each person’s strengths and lived experience, working collaboratively to identify goals and practical steps toward change. Nancy combines client-centered listening with evidence-informed tools from cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based therapies to address symptoms and build coping skills.

With a long history of practice, she emphasizes empowerment and steady guidance while tailoring interventions to what each client brings to the work. Clients can expect a calm, experienced professional who values courage and self-knowledge as the foundations for growth.

Nancy’s approach aims to support sustainable change through compassionate engagement and pragmatic strategies that fit daily life.

Integrating Approaches for Online Healing and Growth

Nancy blends Internal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with attachment-informed perspectives to address complex emotional patterns. Internal Family Systems helps people notice and dialogue with the different parts of themselves that hold beliefs, emotions, and memories, which can be useful for trauma, self-criticism, and relationship patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and developing skills to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful action, which can assist with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relational experiences shape current connections and reactions, offering a path to healthier intimacy and security.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Nancy treats this as a collaborative exploration. She works with clients to determine which combination of methods best matches their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress unfolds.

Online sessions in her practice include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer practical flexibility. These formats can make it easier to access regular support around work and family obligations, reduce travel time, and allow clients to receive care from familiar surroundings while working toward clearer thinking and more effective coping.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Nancy commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, ADHD, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem, mood disorders, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and strengths-based, combining attentive listening with practical strategies to help clients set goals and build skills for daily life.
What is her professional background?
She brings 53 years of professional experience in clinical social work, offering a long history of supporting people through a wide range of life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Florida with license number FL LCSW SW2829.
Does she provide services in multiple languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to available appointment types.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an appointment based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseCoping with life changesADHD

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

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English