Nancy McGraw

Nancy McGraw is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with over 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing major life changes, grief, anxiety, and depression. Nancy aims to support clients in finding meaning and rebuilding emotional strength.

Her style is compassionate and collaborative. She listens without rushing and helps people develop concrete coping strategies. Sessions are practical and focused on steps that fit everyday life.

Nancy works with people dealing with caregiving stress, chronic illness or pain, and the challenges of aging. She also supports veterans and those facing workplace or role transitions. Hospice and end-of-life counseling is part of her experience when people are navigating loss and care decisions.

Her methods draw on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s lead and Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, achievable goals. She often incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helping people notice and change patterns of thinking that worsen anxiety or depression.

Over the years she has helped people manage panic attacks, postpartum depression, isolation, and compassion fatigue. Nancy emphasizes practical tools you can use between sessions, such as short behavioral experiments, communication techniques, and pacing strategies to reduce overwhelm.

How Nancy’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the person’s lead. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own solutions. This approach is helpful for grief, life transitions, and making sense of difficult feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It uses short exercises and experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting, which can reduce anxiety and lift mood over time.

Solution-Focused Therapy centers on small, achievable steps toward a preferred future. Sessions often set one or two clear goals and track progress, which can be especially useful when time or energy are limited.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Nancy treats finding a fit as a collaborative process and will talk with each person about goals and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people maintain continuity of care during health changes or caregiving demands.