- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Somatic methods
- Mindfulness practice
About Nora
Nora O'Connor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 15 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction recovery, LGBTQ+ concerns, life transitions, career questions, and self-esteem challenges. Nora also addresses compassion fatigue and relationship-related difficulties in individual sessions.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and somatic methods to help clients notice what their body and thoughts are doing in everyday moments. Sessions often include concrete strategies to manage anxiety, skills for handling strong emotions, and short practices to calm the nervous system. Nora blends these approaches with trauma-informed care when needed.
Clients can expect practical, step-by-step tools rather than abstract talk. Work typically focuses on changing unhelpful thinking patterns, building emotional regulation skills from DBT, and adding small behavioral experiments to test new ways of acting. Mindfulness practices are used to increase moment-to-moment awareness.
Nora also brings attention to life roles that affect stress, like caregiving, adoption and foster care experiences, and work pressures. She supports people dealing with grief, shame, codependency, and recovery from domestic violence or trauma. Financial stress, career decisions, and questions about relationship styles such as polyamory are also part of her focus.
Sessions are offered in English and follow a model that pairs short-term problem solving with deeper somatic work when helpful. Before booking, people are asked to confirm the current session options and scheduling details through the matching process.
How Nora’s approaches translate to online work
Nora commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and somatic-informed work in sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors through small experiments, which can be practiced between sessions. Somatic methods invite attention to bodily sensations and simple grounding practices to reduce physical tension and support emotion regulation.Mindfulness practices are also part of her toolkit, involving short attention exercises that help reduce reactivity and build awareness in daily life. These practices are brief and easy to try between meetings to see what helps most.
Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Nora will work with each person to decide whether CBT, somatic work, mindfulness, or a blend fits their goals and needs. She adjusts techniques based on what feels useful and feasible for the person’s daily routine.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people practice skills in real-world settings between meetings. These practical benefits often help people apply tools to social anxiety, panic, and stress in everyday situations.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Nora address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction recovery, LGBTQ+ issues, self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.
What is her approach in sessions?
She combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, somatic methods, DBT skills, and mindfulness to provide practical strategies and body-based awareness.
How much experience does she have?
Nora has 15 years of clinical experience as an LCSW practicing in California.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in California and practices there.
Which languages are supported and can international clients book?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.