- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Nancy
Nancy Cechvala is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, grief, and trauma. She writes plainly and listens carefully, aiming to make sessions feel practical and focused. Nancy works from Wisconsin and conducts sessions in English.
Her style blends client-centered care with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. That means conversations focus on what matters to the client, and then they try small, concrete steps to change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Background and approach
She also draws on emotionally-focused therapy to look at how emotions shape relationships and behavior. Nancy often helps people who feel overwhelmed by caregiving, parenting pressures, work demands, or life transitions. She also supports those coping with depression, bipolar challenges, anger, and substance concerns that show up alongside other issues.
Her practice includes attention to trauma and abuse recovery and stress faced by first responders and caregivers. Sessions may include short skills practice, problem-solving, and motivational interviewing to build readiness for change. Nancy uses evidence-based strategies alongside a respectful, strengths-based approach so clients can leave with clear next steps.
She encourages gradual progress rather than quick fixes. People who prefer straightforward, collaborative therapy tend to fit well with her approach. The work is conversational and goal-oriented, and Nancy helps clients translate insights into everyday routines and choices.
What Nancy works with
Everything Nancy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Nancy helps people with.
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Nancy lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's goals and values and creates a space to talk through what matters most. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, asks what would be most helpful, and tailors each meeting to immediate concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns. Delivered by video or phone, CBT often uses short homework tasks, tracking tools, and skill practice that can be reviewed together during sessions.
Emotionally-focused therapy helps people identify and shift emotional responses that drive unwanted interaction patterns. Online work can include guided reflection and role practice to notice feelings and try different responses in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods to emphasize based on goals, comfort, and what has or hasn't helped before. That plan can change over time as needs evolve.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier and to fit different preferences. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between meetings.
Questions people ask about Nancy
What concerns does Nancy commonly address?
She helps people with trauma and abuse, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, grief, relationship and family problems, anger, sleep and eating concerns, and work or career stress.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Nancy uses client-centered therapy alongside cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions tend to be practical, conversational, and focused on small steps clients can try between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 20 years of clinical experience supporting people through transitions, trauma recovery, caregiving stress, and other life challenges.
Where is Nancy licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with licensure in Wisconsin and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so clients can choose what fits their schedule and needs.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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