Therapist profile
Nancy Ferguson, LMFT
North Carolina
Licensed LMFT for relationship and codependency concerns
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- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, North Carolina / 710
- NPI
- 1225244783
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- North Carolina
About
- Relationship communication
- Boundary setting
- CBT and DBT methods
About Nancy
Nancy Ferguson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in North Carolina with 10 years of experience. She works with adults on relationship challenges, family concerns, anxiety, depression, and codependency-related patterns.
Nancy uses straightforward, practical sessions to help people notice how they put others first and what that costs them. She pays attention to relationship dynamics and communication habits, and she helps clients set clearer boundaries and reassert personal priorities.
Her work often addresses stress at home and work, grief, addictions, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder and depression. She also supports people facing identity questions, LGBT issues, and the fallout from trauma or caregiving strain.
Therapeutic tools include client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking, and DBT skills for managing strong emotions. She also draws on relationship work from the Gottman Method and reflective ideas from Jungian therapy when those fit.
Sessions focus on practical steps and steady skill-building. Clients can expect conversations about specific patterns, role-play for difficult talks, and homework to try new behaviors between meetings. Nancy frames the work as collaborative and focused on clear, manageable changes.
Her practice attends to a broad set of life transitions and relational problems, including parenting strain, blended family issues, and codependency. Sessions are conducted in English in North Carolina and for people within the United States.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting the client's own goals. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want to change in relationships or personal patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers concrete tools to test unhelpful beliefs and try different responses to stress, anxiety, or low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These skills are useful when emotions feel overwhelming or when boundary setting is difficult. Choosing an approach is often a shared decision. The therapist will work with the client to see which methods match their goals, needs, and personal style. That may mean combining listening-focused work with skills practice from CBT or DBT. If you plan to meet online, confirm the session formats before booking since options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can attend from wherever they are in their day. They also let therapists use worksheets, screen-share skills practice, and assign exercises to try between meetings to reinforce progress.Areas of focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship challenges, family issues, anxiety, depression, codependency patterns, addictions, grief, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses client-centered listening combined with practical skills from CBT and DBT. The focus is on noticing patterns and practicing new behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of clinical experience as a therapist working with adults on relationship and emotional concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in North Carolina and practices in that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Current session formats are not specified here; please confirm the available formats before booking to make sure they fit your needs.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her practice?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.