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Nancy Stephenson, LPCC

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Location: Palo Alto, San Jose

Ages: Adults (18+ years)
Teens (14-17 years)
Pre-Teens (12-13 years)
Children (5-11 years)

Type of Therapy: Individual, Children Counseling, Teen Counseling
Experience: 16+ years
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Nancy Stephenson, LPCC

Cognitive Behavioral Therapist

Nancy is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor dedicated to using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other evidence-based modalities. Nancy works collaboratively with clients to increase self-determination, self-control, and positive coping skills to live more expansive and fulfilled lives. Nancy believes in equipping clients with skills that enable them to use their strengths to overcome challenges long after the therapeutic relationship has ended.

Nancy has been an independently Licensed Professional Counselor for more than 16 years. She is currently licensed in California, North Carolina, and Ohio. Nancy received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Youngstown State University and her Master’s Degree in Counseling from Malone University. She has worked in various settings including outpatient mental health agencies, schools, hospitals, and home-based settings. Nancy works with children, teens, and adults to address concerns related to anxiety, depression, mood disorders, ADHD, disruptive behaviors, school refusal, adjustment disorders, social skills challenges, and trauma.

Concerns:

  • Academic Stress
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Difficulties
  • Change in Personal Believe System
  • Death, Grief, and Loss*
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Family Problems
  • Insomnia
  • Isolation/Loneliness
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Swings
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting and Discipline
  • Phobias
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships/Communication
  • School Refusal*
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation

Professional counselor education and training standards for licensure are on par with marriage and family therapists and clinical social workers, the other two master’s level mental health providers in the state. Requirements for California’s Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCCs) include:

  • Possession of a 60-unit master’s or doctoral degree in counseling, or a closely related degree, from a regionally accredited or “approved” institution of higher education that includes certain core content areas
  • Completion of a minimum of 3,000 hours of post-master’s supervised clinical experience, performed over two years, and continuing education hours for renewal (Before full licensure, LPCCs are called “Associates”.)
  • Passage of the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE) and a California Law & Ethics Exam
  • Adherence to a strict Code of Ethics and recognized standards of practice, as regulated by California’s Board of Behavioral Sciences

How can a LPCC help me?

Like other mental health professionals such as social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, LMFTs, LPCC’s help clients by diagnosing and treating common emotional and behavioral difficulties that interfere with functioning at an optimal level. LPCC’s use empirical-supported counseling techniques to help their clients achieve desired goals.