Nancy Drose, LISW-CP

Nancy Drose is a licensed social worker in South Carolina with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and major life changes. Her work often focuses on practical ways to manage stress, sleep problems, anger, and challenges tied to parenting or family roles.

Nancy uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods to help people make small changes that add up. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies to reduce unhelpful thinking and increase meaningful action. Sessions emphasize clear tools you can try between meetings.

She also brings skills from client-centered and dialectical behavior approaches when situations call for them. That means she listens closely, validates where someone is, and teaches emotion regulation and communication techniques. The aim is to build coping skills and improve day-to-day functioning.

Nancy has worked with concerns tied to trauma, grief, abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and codependency. She also supports people coping with career stress, impulsivity, and self-esteem struggles. Her style is direct but compassionate, focused on what will help now.

Many clients appreciate practical steps and the chance to practice new behaviors in real life. Sessions combine discussion, skill practice, and goal setting so progress is measurable. Nancy tailors the pace and tools to each person’s needs and preferences.

How CBT and Acceptance Work Online

CBT helps you notice thought patterns that lead to unwanted feelings and behaviors. Online sessions can include identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them with behavioral experiments, and trying new ways of coping between appointments.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches people to notice internal experiences without letting them dictate action. It pairs acceptance skills with values-based goals to help people move toward a life they care about even when difficult feelings show up.

Nancy treats online work as a collaborative process. She will help you decide which approach or combination of approaches fits your needs and goals. That choice is revisited as you progress so the plan stays useful and practical.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a screen-free check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, skill reminders, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.