- Communication practice
- Forgiveness work
- Guilt and shame
About Nancy
Nancy Edwards is a Tennessee-licensed counselor holding the LPC-MHSP credential with 23 years of practice. She works with adults who are carrying heavy feelings about relationships, family strain, anger, low self-esteem, or depression. Nancy also focuses on communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, and building self-love.
She keeps sessions direct and practical. Conversations often begin with what feels most urgent - a repeated argument, a persistent shame, or trouble forgiving oneself or others. She helps people notice how their responses keep problems going and practices different ways of communicating and reacting.
Nancy offers a faith-informed perspective when clients want that included. She listens for how beliefs and family expectations shape shame and guilt, and she helps people find ways to act that fit their values and goals. She describes practical steps rather than abstract theories.
Over two decades, Nancy has worked with a wide range of emotional concerns and relationship patterns. She draws on a mix of evidence-based techniques to address depression, anger management, and self-worth. Sessions often include clear behavioral steps and communication practice that can be used between meetings.
Her style is straightforward and respectful. People leave with specific ideas to try and a clearer sense of how their feelings, choices, and relationships interact. To start, visitors are encouraged to follow the site's sign-up flow and select a first appointment.
How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions
Many of Nancy's sessions use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on behavior and communication. Cognitive-behavioral approaches involve noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing different responses; these methods help with depression, shame-driven thinking, and patterns of guilt. Skills-based communication work teaches concrete phrases and timing to reduce conflict and improve connection.Therapists often combine these approaches with problem-focused exercises. That might include short between-session tasks to practice a new conversation, or steps to dampen strong emotional reactions. Finding the right approach is part of the work; Nancy will review a client's needs, goals, and preferences and make collaborative decisions about which techniques to use.
Confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week - sessions can be scheduled around work, reduce travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins when issues arise. Different formats can also suit different moments, for example a brief phone check-in versus a longer video session, depending on energy, bandwidth, and what the client wants to focus on.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to shame or guilt?
Nancy works with guilt and shame alongside relationship strain, family issues, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. She also focuses on forgiveness, isolation, and communication problems.
How would she approach feelings of guilt from the past?
She uses practical, evidence-informed techniques to help people understand how guilt affects behavior and relationships and to practice different ways of responding.
What is her background and experience?
She has 23 years of clinical experience working with mood and relationship concerns and related issues such as shame and self-worth.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
Nancy holds the LPC-MHSP credential and practices in Tennessee.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her on these issues?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.