Nancy Hartman, LCMHC

Nancy Hartman is a licensed counselor based in North Carolina with 25 years of clinical experience helping people navigate relationship challenges, grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. She works from the view that each person is the expert on their own story and that strengths already present can be mobilized to address current difficulties. Nancy encourages courageous first steps toward healing and supports clients who want greater confidence, improved communication, or relief from traumatic stress and loss.

Nancy's approach is rooted in person-centered therapy, which emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration to foster personal growth. She is trained in Brainspotting, a body-aware method that can aid in processing trauma and intense emotional experiences, and she also uses tools from Attachment Theory and Personality Mapping to better understand relational patterns and identity concerns. Nancy has additional training in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing to respond to acute stress reactions.

Working with a faith-aware lens, she offers guidance informed by Christian perspectives while honoring each individual’s spiritual beliefs and emotional needs. Nancy assists people in addressing issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce, guilt and shame, isolation, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and questions about life purpose and money or financial strain. She aims to help clients increase self-understanding, strengthen connections with others, and move toward meaningful change with professional support and compassion.

Therapeutic Approaches That Work Well Online

Nancy uses person-centered therapy to create a collaborative, respectful relationship where the client’s strengths guide the work. This approach focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting the client’s own goals - it is helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions. She is also trained in Brainspotting, a technique that helps access and process deeply held emotional material by supporting awareness of bodily sensations and focused attention; it can be useful for trauma responses and intense emotional states. In addition, Nancy draws on Attachment Theory to explore patterns in relationships and to help clients build more secure connections and healthier communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Nancy works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors methods over time, adapting techniques based on what the client finds most helpful and manageable.

Online therapy with Nancy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home or work, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for discussing difficult topics.