- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- CBT and solution focused
About Nancy
Nancy McGraw is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) in New York with 25 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the strain of life changes. She also focuses on compassion fatigue and issues around life purpose.
Her work is practical and person-centered. She listens to what matters now and helps people build coping skills that fit their day-to-day life. Sessions often focus on reducing symptoms of panic and mood disturbance and on managing the emotional load of caregiving or chronic illness.
Nancy has spent much of her career helping people facing aging and geriatric concerns, hospice and end-of-life issues, and the stresses that come with caregiving. She also has experience supporting veterans and people dealing with workplace challenges. That background informs her approach to complex personal transitions.
Her clinical approach draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and solution-focused work. That means conversations aim to clarify practical steps, test different ways of thinking about problems, and build small changes that add up. Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented, with clear tools to try between meetings.
People who reach out often want help managing grief, finding a clearer sense of purpose after change, or coping with chronic health issues. Nancy frames each conversation around immediate needs and next steps. To begin, prospective clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client says so goals emerge from the person's own priorities. It helps when people need a steady, understanding presence to clarify what matters next.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, panic, depression, and stress management.
Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and early wins rather than extended analysis. It can be useful when someone wants to identify immediate changes and test whether they help.
Nancy treats the choice of approach as a shared decision. She will work together with the client to pick methods that fit current goals, preferences, and the problems being addressed. That collaborative planning can shift as needs change.
Session formats are not detailed in the original biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. The focus remains on practical strategies and steady progress rather than promises of a specific outcome.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and coping with life changes. Other focus areas include caregiving stress, chronic illness, life purpose, and compassion fatigue.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
She uses client-centered conversations combined with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques. The work emphasizes practical steps and tools to test between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience as a social worker. That background includes work with caregivers, veterans, and people facing health or workplace challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-R, licensed in New York. Her practice is located in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What is the cost and payment model?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees are provided during the matching process.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.