- Grief and bereavement
- Caregiver support
- Stress and anxiety
About Nina
Nina Powell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 31 years of experience. She focuses on helping people navigate grief, stress, anxiety, and major life changes. Nina uses clear, practical steps in sessions so people can start feeling more steady and able to cope.
She combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused ideas to tailor care to each person. That can mean looking at unhelpful thinking patterns, naming difficult feelings, or shifting how someone relates to a close person. Narrative and psychodynamic approaches are also part of her toolbox when it fits the client’s needs.
Nina has long experience supporting people affected by serious illness, loss, and end-of-life issues. Much of her work has involved adults, children, and families facing cancer, hospice, and palliative care, and she also supports caregivers dealing with burnout and compassion fatigue. She has provided intensive bereavement counseling after sudden or traumatic loss.
Her background includes work with domestic violence survivors and with people living with disabilities, helping them manage illness and daily stressors. Nina also addresses relationship strain, self-esteem, anger, career concerns, and trauma-related symptoms. She pays attention to practical coping strategies as well as emotional processing.
Sessions are offered in English and take place with a focus on what the person needs now. Prospective clients are encouraged to use the site's Start Therapy flow to match and schedule sessions according to availability.
How Nina’s approaches translate to online support
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experience, with the therapist listening, reflecting, and helping the client find their path forward. This approach helps when someone needs a caring space to make decisions or process loss.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be useful for anxiety, stress, and managing depressive symptoms.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name strong emotions and shift patterns in close relationships. It can be helpful for relationship distress and for processing attachment-related grief.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. Nina aims to match techniques to the issue at hand, whether that is grief after a disaster, caregiver burnout, or long-term stress.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking so you know what to expect. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver focused therapy that addresses grief, trauma-related stress, and day-to-day coping without requiring an in-person visit.
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Experience
31+ years
Credentials
Florida, Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Nina helps people with grief, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and trauma-related issues. She also supports those facing illness, chronic pain, caregiver strain, and end-of-life decisions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and person-focused. She blends client-centered conversation with cognitive and emotion-focused techniques to suit each person's situation.
What experience does she bring?
She has 31 years of clinical experience working with people affected by cancer, hospice and palliative care, bereavement, domestic violence, and disability-related challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Florida and Maine, and her practice is based in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.