Nancy Valdes, LCSW

Licensed in Florida · 16 years in practice

Nancy Valdes helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and parenting strain.

License and registration

LCSW, Florida: SW12056 · expires March 2027
LCSW, New York: 100353 · expires May 2028
NPI: 1346546686 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 16
Languages: English, Spanish

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About Nancy

Nancy Valdes helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and parenting strain. She also supports those dealing with relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Nancy uses practical strategies so people can feel steadier day to day.

Nancy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, which she uses to guide thoughtful, down-to-earth care. She has 16 years of experience in a range of settings, including home-based care, outpatient mental health clinics, crisis units, and correctional facilities.

Background and approach

She speaks English and Spanish and works from Florida. Sessions focus on real problems and clear steps. Nancy draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and build useful habits.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support change and Trauma-Focused Therapy for people processing painful events. In early meetings she listens, asks practical questions, and helps set small, manageable goals. She prefers to work in partnership so people can pick the techniques that fit their life.

Meetings can include skill practice, problem-solving, and planning for tricky situations. Outside of therapy, Nancy practices meditation and keeps up hobbies like reading, cooking, journaling, travel, and gardening. She shares a straightforward style and aims to create a calm, respectful space for people to talk and move forward.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Nancy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Depression
Relationship issues
Grief
Coping with life changes
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Family problems
Post-traumatic stress
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Nancy names

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Online support

How her approaches fit online therapy

CBT focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In online sessions that often looks like short exercises, thought records, and homework to try between meetings to reduce anxiety and depression.

DBT teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Skills practice can be guided over video or reinforced through phone or text check-ins to help with intense emotions and relationship stress.

Nancy treats finding the right approach as a joint process. She will discuss goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust the plan together so therapy feels useful and manageable.

Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let people work face to face from wherever they are. Phone sessions and live chat are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in works best. Text-based messaging supports ongoing skill coaching and quick check-ins between sessions, making it easier to keep momentum while handling everyday demands.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Nancy address in sessions?

She helps people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship problems, self-esteem issues, and major life changes.

What is her general therapeutic style?

She uses a practical, collaborative style that focuses on listening, setting clear goals, and teaching skills people can use between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Nancy has 16 years of experience working in home-based care, outpatient clinics, crisis units, and correctional facilities.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with NY LCSW and FL LCSW credentials and practices from Florida.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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