Nina Powell , LCSW

Nina Powell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three decades of practice supporting adults through major life changes. She focuses on grief, caregiving challenges, stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns. Nina brings a calm, direct presence to sessions and helps people find practical ways to cope day to day.

She has long experience working alongside people affected by serious illness and loss. Much of her work has involved counseling people touched by cancer and helping caregivers manage compassion fatigue, role strain, and changing family needs. She also provides intensive bereavement counseling after sudden or traumatic loss.

Nina uses several approaches to match a person’s needs. She leans on client-centered conversations to build trust and on cognitive behavioral strategies to identify patterns that increase distress. Emotionally focused work helps when relationships and attachment issues are central, and narrative and psychodynamic ideas are used when exploring life stories and deeper patterns is helpful.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns beyond illness and loss, including self-esteem, anger, career questions, body image, chronic pain and end-of-life topics. She helps people talk through feelings such as guilt, shame, emptiness, and abandonment, and supports problem-solving around divorce, caregiving, and chronic conditions.

Sessions in English are offered from Florida. Nina combines practical tools with steady support, helping people make manageable changes and move forward at their own pace.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead, which helps build trust and makes online sessions feel conversational and supportive. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and change routines that get in the way of daily functioning. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on emotional experience and attachment needs, which can be useful when relationship patterns or caregiving bonds are central concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made or needs change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and emotional work. Phone calls can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in fits a work break. Live chat and text messaging work well for short updates, homework, or keeping momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work when in-person meetings are not possible.