Nancy Cechvala, LPC

Nancy Cechvala is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 20 years of clinical experience guiding people through major life transitions and complex emotional challenges. She combines evidence-based techniques with a compassionate, faith-informed perspective to support healing from trauma, strengthen family relationships, and foster personal growth. Nancy has focused expertise in trauma and abuse, parenting and family dynamics, self-esteem, anxiety, and mood concerns including depression and bipolar disorder, and she also works with issues such as grief, caregiving stress, and compassion fatigue.

Her approach prioritizes an individualized understanding of each person - their history, values, and current circumstances - and integrates practical strategies for coping alongside deeper work on attachment and relationship patterns. Nancy offers collaborative coaching and therapy for a range of concerns from parenting and career pressures to intimacy-related issues and eating or sleeping difficulties. She emphasizes empathy, respect, and empowerment, helping clients identify strengths and develop realistic tools to manage stress, ADHD symptoms, or life changes.

Whether addressing acute crises or long-standing patterns, Nancy aims to create an affirming space where clients can explore emotions, rebuild confidence, and pursue meaningful change at a sustainable pace.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Nancy Cechvala

Nancy draws from Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the client's own perspective and strengths, helping people feel heard and supported as they explore goals and make changes. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, self-esteem work, and general life transitions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT tends to be practical and skills-focused, often helping with anxiety, stress, mood concerns, and managing symptoms of ADHD or depressive episodes.

Nancy integrates Emotionally-Focused Therapy principles when working on attachment and relationship dynamics, guiding clients and couples to understand emotional responses and build stronger connections. Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; Nancy works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Nancy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to connect from home or work. These options provide flexibility in timing and communication style while supporting consistent access to therapy and ongoing progress.