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Nora McNally, LMHC

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Nora

Nora McNally is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 15 years of clinical experience helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and relationship challenges. She draws on a client-centered, trauma-informed perspective that prioritizes building a trusting therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change.

Background and approach

Nora frames each person’s concerns as a distinct life story and works collaboratively to explore patterns, strengthen coping skills, and restore a sense of agency.

Her practice weaves together evidence-based methods including Internal Family Systems, cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance-based strategies, and attachment-focused work to address issues such as grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting struggles, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, and mood disorders.

Nora also brings experience supporting people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image concerns, blended family dynamics, and the emotional fallout of abuse or major life disruptions. She welcomes clients who are ready to make a committed effort toward greater well-being and approaches that process with compassion and practical skill building.

Integrating therapeutic approaches with online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to notice and dialogue with different parts of themselves - such as protective or wounded parts - in order to reduce internal conflict and promote internal harmony; this approach can be particularly useful for trauma, entrenched emotional patterns, and identity work.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and learning to accept difficult internal experiences while taking committed action toward a meaningful life, which helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy attends to patterns formed in early relationships and how they influence current connections, offering a way to address intimacy-related concerns, communication problems, and relational distress.

Nora treats the selection of a therapeutic approach as a collaborative process - she’ll work together with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences and may blend approaches as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides practical flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or health constraints. These formats make it easier to maintain regular sessions, try different communication styles, and access care from home while working with a licensed professional to pursue personal growth and symptom relief.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Nora work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, bipolar and other mood concerns, and many related areas such as caregiving stress and chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is client-centered and trauma-informed, emphasizing a trusting relationship and collaborative exploration of a person’s life story while using practical skills and reflective practices.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Nora brings 15 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of mental health and life adjustment issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with the New York LMHC number 011303 and practices in New York.
In which languages are sessions offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and scheduling.
How is payment or cost structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English