Nancy Kollhoff , LPC

Nancy Kollhoff is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 18 years of experience. She helps people dealing with grief, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes. She also supports people facing compassion fatigue and LGBT-related concerns. Her manner is respectful, sensitive, and compassionate. Nancy structures sessions around the person she is talking with rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. She listens first, then builds a plan that fits the client’s needs and goals. Conversations are practical and focused on steps the client can use between sessions. Her work includes helping people cope after loss and navigate adjustment after separation or illness. She also assists those carrying caregiver stress, chronic health challenges, or the emotional weight of trauma. Nancy pays attention to how guilt, shame, or isolation affect daily life and decision making. She uses collaborative approaches to boost confidence and motivation. For people facing prejudice or discrimination, she offers a steady, nonjudgmental space to talk through the impact on self-worth and relationships. Her focus on women’s issues means she often addresses concerns that show up around identity, role changes, and self-care. Clients can expect straightforward language and clear goals. Sessions aim to be practical - small changes that add up. Nancy frames progress as a series of doable steps rather than a single moment of change.

Approaches and online therapy that fit your life

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It means the conversation is guided by your concerns and goals, with the therapist offering empathy and reflections to help you find your own answers. This approach can help when you want to make sense of big feelings or decide what matters most next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood. It uses simple exercises to shift unhelpful thinking and build practical habits. CBT can be useful for low self-esteem, coping with change, and managing stress related to illness or caregiving. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions and connection. It helps people identify painful feelings and learn new ways to respond to them. This approach is often used when grief, loss, or relationship-related emotions need clearer expression and processing. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend ways to proceed. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into daily life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when meeting in person is hard. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send thoughts between sessions or check in on a flexible schedule. These options aim to make consistent care more practical for people with busy or changing lives.