Nancy Neukomm

Nancy Neukomm is an Illinois-based counselor with 19 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and life changes. She works with concerns that include parenting challenges, intimacy-related issues, grief, addiction, ADHD, and the process of divorce and separation. Nancy listens closely and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions.

Her approach is direct and collaborative. She uses client-centered care to follow each person’s priorities, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to break problems into manageable parts. She also draws on emotionally-focused ideas and solution-focused work to improve communication and reach short-term goals.

Nancy’s background includes many years in community settings. She has provided individual counseling and group work, volunteered in shelter programs, and supported people in a prison ministry and at a local food pantry. She has led counseling programs and supervised other counselors, including an intern from Walden University.

In session, Nancy asks simple questions and helps people set small, achievable milestones. She suggests stress management and self-reflection activities to try between meetings. She aims to make progress feel realistic and steady.

She holds an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential, LCPC. Sessions are offered in English and she practices in Illinois. To begin, readers can use the site Start Therapy button to complete a matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How Nancy’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s priorities. Online sessions using this approach center on what matters most to the person and adapt pacing to their needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into clear parts and builds practical skills. It works well for anxiety, mood concerns, and stress by using concrete exercises and homework between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand emotions and how they affect relationships; it can be useful when improving communication or working through hurt and separation.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Nancy will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. That might mean mixing client-centered listening with CBT skill building, or focusing on emotional work depending on the issue at hand.

The original biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - sessions can be scheduled around work, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Those practical benefits can help people keep momentum while working toward clear, manageable milestones.