Nan Joy, LMHC

Washington · 21 years in practice

Nan Joy is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Washington.

License and registration

LMHC, Washington: LH 60200333 · expires March 2026
NPI: 1982969671 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 21
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Nan

Nan Joy is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Washington. She helps people who feel stuck by offering calm, direct support for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns. Her approach is practical and person-focused so people can take small steps that add up to real change.

Nan draws on 21 years of counseling experience to shape sessions around each person’s needs and life situation. She listens for what matters most and adapts the pace to match a client's readiness for change.

Background and approach

Conversations aim to clarify patterns and identify options rather than rely on one fixed method. Her work often looks at how personal meaning, values, and past experiences influence current struggles. She uses elements of existential thinking to help people face difficult choices and find more satisfying ways to live.

Client-centered techniques keep the conversation grounded in what the person wants to achieve in therapy. Nan also uses psychodynamic ideas to notice recurring themes from earlier relationships that may be shaping present behavior. That perspective can be helpful for people dealing with abandonment, codependency, family of origin issues, or repeated relationship patterns.

Sessions move at a thoughtful pace to allow new awareness to emerge. She supports a wide range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, career stress, anger, self-esteem, LGBT issues, and obsessive-compulsive patterns. The goal is practical improvement - clearer choices, fewer crises, and better ways to handle life’s challenges.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Nan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Depression
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Abandonment
Codependency
Commitment issues
Control issues
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Men's issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues

Approaches Nan names

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Online support

How these approaches work online

Existential Therapy helps people wrestle with big questions about meaning, values, and choice. Online sessions can be a place to name what matters most and decide how to act on those priorities when life feels confusing or stalled.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person’s goals and perspective. The therapist follows the client’s lead, offers reflective listening, and supports clearer decision making. This approach works well for day-to-day stress, relationship concerns, and building self-esteem.

Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to recurring patterns that come from past relationships. In an online format it can help people spot repeated behaviors and understand where those patterns originated so they can try different ways of relating today.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferred pace. Clients and the therapist check in together and adjust the plan as they learn what helps most.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and hold longer, deeper conversations. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier on busy days. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when writing helps someone sort thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a hectic schedule and keep progress steady.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?

Nan works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, and related problems such as codependency and infidelity.

What is her general therapy style like?

Her style is conversational and person-focused. She combines listening with gentle challenge to help people notice patterns and make workable changes.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 21 years of professional counseling experience to her work with clients.

What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in Washington.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to allow flexible ways to connect.

How are sessions billed or paid for?

Cost varies with location and other factors; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

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