Nora O'Connor, LCSW

Nora O'Connor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, addiction recovery, LGBTQ+ concerns, disability-related challenges, major life changes, relationship dynamics, career exploration, and the work of building self-esteem. Her practice also addresses issues such as compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, codependency, domestic violence, grief and forgiveness, guilt and shame, HIV/AIDS, isolation and loneliness, questions of life purpose, financial stress, mood and panic disorders, polyamory and non-monogamous relationship concerns, post-traumatic stress, and the development of self-love.

Nora’s therapeutic style is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, somatic awareness, and trauma-informed methods. She blends evidence-informed techniques with attention to the body’s experience to help clients understand how thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations interact. Nora maintains a somatic practice of her own, which she says enables her to be fully present and available for each person she works with. She aims to collaborate with clients to identify realistic goals and practical steps toward greater resilience and a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress and then developing practical skills to shift those patterns. CBT can be helpful for stress, anxiety, mood challenges, panic, and problems that feel stuck in day-to-day life.

Somatic Therapy emphasizes awareness of physical sensations and how the body stores stress and trauma. By bringing attention to bodily experience alongside talk-based work, somatic approaches can support people working through trauma, addiction recovery, and chronic stress responses.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment attention and gentle acceptance of feelings and thoughts, offering tools to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. It is often used alongside other approaches to strengthen coping with anxiety, overwhelm, and persistent stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Nora collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the blend of techniques over time in response to progress and feedback.

Online therapy makes those approaches accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options add flexibility for scheduling, reduce travel time, and allow work on skills and processing in formats that suit different lifestyles and needs, while still involving licensed professionals and therapists who guide the work.