About Nancy
Nancy Marts is a licensed clinical social worker with 45 years of experience in helping people navigate difficult life moments. She began her work in 1976 with programs for youth and then expanded into medical social work, hospice care, hospital trauma and surgical settings, and both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services. Nancy brings a broad base of hands-on experience to each conversation.
She works in a straightforward, practical way. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on real steps a person can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Nancy uses clear, relatable language and prioritizes small, manageable changes over complex theory. Many people find this helpful when they feel overwhelmed by stress or big life shifts. Nancy often helps people who are facing grief, caregiving strain, illness, or major changes in identity and role.
She also addresses anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, sleep trouble, and challenges related to self-esteem, relationships, parenting, and career. Her background includes work with older adults and issues tied to aging and end-of-life care. Her toolkit draws from client-centered methods, cognitive-behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
Those approaches are used flexibly to match each person’s needs. Nancy emphasizes practical coping skills and clearer thinking about next steps. Conversations can include problem solving, building routines, managing strong emotions, and redefining roles after loss or health changes.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process and invites clients to bring their goals and questions to each session.
Approaches and online options for practical change
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what matters most to them so therapy can follow their priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thoughts and build routines for better mood and sleep.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, includes skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It is useful when someone struggles with mood swings, strong anger, or feeling overwhelmed.
Nancy treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Together they decide which techniques to keep and which to change as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers a few practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and joint problem solving. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or brief skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep consistent contact when that helps progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 45 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English