Nancy Truett
Compassionate, experienced trauma-informed counselor
LPC Tennessee
- Experience
- 23 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Nancy
Nancy Truett is an experienced licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee who brings 23 years in counseling, clinical mental health, and substance abuse treatment to her practice.
Background and approach
She holds a master’s degree in Educational Psychology-Community & Mental Health Counseling from the University of Tennessee and a BA in Literature-Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina, and she is currently a doctoral candidate in Educational Psychology & Research, Adult Learning at the University of Tennessee.
Her background includes work in agency, independent practice, K-12, and college settings, and she currently serves as Director of Counseling Services at a community college. Truett combines trauma-informed care with evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and EMDR, and she often integrates arts-based techniques informed by her creative writing training.
Her practice emphasizes issues including trauma and abuse, addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related challenges, and a broad range of life changes and family concerns. With additional focus areas like codependency, infidelity, and grief-related topics, she brings depth in supporting people navigating complex emotional patterns.
Clients can expect an approach shaped by long clinical experience, training in motivational interviewing and narrative therapy, and a commitment to finding practical strategies that fit each person’s situation.
Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical skills to change behaviors and manage symptoms; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day challenges. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that works with processing distressing memories through guided techniques and can be helpful for people coping with traumatic experiences and abuse. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship and supports clients in exploring their own goals and insights at their own pace.Nancy Truett aims to collaborate with each person to determine which approach or combination of approaches best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. She views the selection of methods as a shared process, adapting interventions over time as progress and circumstances evolve.
Online formats for her practice include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and for people who prefer different communication styles. These options make it possible to work through CBT exercises, narrative work, or EMDR-informed processing in ways that match clients’ daily lives and logistical needs.
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Experience
23+ years
Licensed
Tennessee
Languages
English