About Nellie
Nellie Vial is a licensed professional counselor who helps people navigate relationship struggles, grief, depression, anxiety, and stress. She also supports those dealing with life changes, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Nellie brings 11 years of experience and listens without judgment.
Her style is warm and straightforward. She focuses on understanding what matters to each person and builds a plan that fits their life.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and aimed at small, doable steps people can use between sessions. Nellie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. She adapts that approach to suit different concerns, from managing anxiety to coping with loss.
She also attends to multicultural issues and respects each person’s background. Sessions are collaborative. The goal is to identify what someone wants to change, try techniques that can help, and check what works.
Nellie aims to create an inviting space where people feel heard and validated as they work toward clearer goals. She is licensed in New Jersey as an LPC and draws on over a decade of professional practice.
If someone is ready to take steps toward a different experience of daily life, Nellie focuses on support, practical tools, and steady encouragement as they move forward.
How CBT and online sessions work together
CBT or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches people to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors to reduce distress, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and relationship worries.Sessions are collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to choose approaches that fit their goals and preferences, and adjust methods over time. Figuring out the best fit is part of the process rather than a one-time choice.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face-to-face when visual cues help. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to keep momentum during busy days or when someone wants brief, written check-ins. These options give flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
Also listed
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English