Therapist profile
Nora O'Connor, LCSW
California
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Recovery
Continue with NoraWhere Nora stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, California / 27049
- NPI
- 1477957579
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- CBT methods
- Somatic awareness
- Mindfulness practice
About Nora
Nora O'Connor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 15 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction recovery, LGBTQ+ concerns, and struggles with self-esteem and life changes. Nora also addresses compassion fatigue, career questions, and relational patterns that leave people feeling overwhelmed.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and somatic-informed work to help people notice how thoughts, feelings, and the body interact. Sessions involve concrete skills for managing anxiety and anger, alongside practices to recognize physical responses to stress. Nora draws on trauma-focused ideas to support people recovering from past harms and from domestic violence or other violations.
Clients commonly bring concerns about codependency, caregiver stress, isolation, and shame. She also meets people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, HIV/AIDS related stress, money worries, panic attacks, mood shifts, and recovery from trauma. Nora helps people sort priorities and build practical coping skills.
Her style blends solution-focused tools with mindfulness and DBT-informed strategies. That can mean setting short-term goals, learning breathing and grounding techniques, and practicing new ways to notice triggers. Sessions typically include clear steps to try between meetings.
To start, people are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How Nora’s approaches translate to online work
Online sessions can use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to track thinking patterns and try new behaviors between meetings. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes, which works well in brief goal-focused sessions.Somatic-informed work brings attention to bodily sensations and breathing. Online meetings can guide simple grounding and movement practices, and help people notice how stress shows up physically so they can use techniques in everyday moments.
Mindfulness practice teaches attention and calm through short exercises that can be done during or between sessions. These exercises help with anxiety, panic symptoms, and managing reactivity to others’ moods.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a CBT skill for a few sessions, then adding somatic practices or solution-focused steps to move forward.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online 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 use breathing or grounding exercises in the moment. Licensed professionals often adapt the pace and tools to match everyday life without promising a particular outcome.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Nora works with stress, anxiety, addiction recovery, self-esteem, and life changes. She also supports people dealing with codependency, compassion fatigue, and trauma-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, somatic-informed techniques, DBT ideas, and solution-focused tools. Expect practical skills practice and attention to bodily responses as well as thoughts.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of concerns including addiction recovery and trauma-related stress.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know how meetings are held.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.