Nancy Lefler-Panela, LCSW

Nancy Lefler-Panela is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Tennessee and California with three years of direct clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, parenting pressures, anger, low self-esteem, career concerns, depression, and life changes. She also focuses on issues like abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, codependency, and family of origin struggles.

Nancy begins by listening to each person’s story and identifying the strengths they already have. She treats clients as the expert on their own lives and works together with them to set realistic goals. Sessions are practical and down-to-earth, aimed at tackling immediate concerns as well as longer-term patterns.

Her background includes clinical work with individuals facing trauma, grief, and addiction-related challenges. She has experience supporting people through parenting stress and major life transitions. That experience informs how she helps clients manage strong emotions and rebuild routines that feel workable.

Nancy emphasizes clear, straightforward tools for coping with anxiety, anger, and relationship patterns that lead to people-pleasing or loss of self. She also addresses multicultural concerns and the ways family history shapes present choices. Clients can expect focused conversations, skill practice, and reflection on how to make small, steady changes.

Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. People who want practical strategies and an honest, respectful working relationship tend to find her style helpful.

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