Nancy Bodnar, LCSW

Nancy Bodnar is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18 years of experience. She uses straightforward, people-focused care to help clients who feel stuck by life changes. Her style aims to restore confidence and improve relationships through steady, practical work.

Nancy earned a Master of Social Work from Hunter College School of Social Work in 2002. She has worked in outpatient hospital settings and private practice. Her background also includes school social work certification and volunteer work with community family services.

She helps people with a wide range of concerns. These include stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, and challenges tied to relationships and intimacy. Nancy also supports clients facing parenting strain, caregiver stress, blended family issues, and family-of-origin difficulties.

Nancy draws on several therapy methods to meet each person where they are. She uses Client-Centered approaches that follow the client's pace, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thinking and behavior patterns, Psychodynamic ideas to look at long-standing patterns, and Solution-Focused strategies to set small, attainable goals. Mindfulness techniques are used to increase awareness and calm.

Her practice emphasizes collaboration and practical steps. She will work with each person to set goals and try specific strategies, then adjust those plans as needed. People who want a clear, organized path through midlife transitions and other major stresses may find her approach helpful.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the client's lead, listening closely, and adjusting pace so people feel heard and supported; it helps when changes feel overwhelming or confusing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses practical exercises to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depression by breaking unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and grounding techniques to reduce stress and increase emotional awareness, useful for grief, overwhelm, and impulse control.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then suggest methods to try. That plan is reviewed and adjusted as needed so the approach matches each person's needs.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when a full in-person visit is hard to schedule. It can also let people try behavioral exercises or mindfulness practices in the setting where they live and then discuss how those went in the next session.