Dr. Nancy Simpson, SC Psychologist 731

Dr. Nancy Simpson is a licensed clinical psychologist based in South Carolina. She practiced clinically early in her career and later spent decades teaching psychology at a community college. After a long academic career she has returned to clinical work to support people facing life transitions and distress.

She draws on 20 years of clinical experience and a background that included inpatient and outpatient work and neuropsychological assessment. That earlier clinical work included diagnosing and assessing mental illness, and those skills inform how she evaluates symptoms and plans next steps with each person.

Her day-to-day approach blends thoughtful listening with practical strategies. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address patterns of thinking and behavior and Mindfulness techniques to help people tolerate strong feelings. She also draws from psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape current struggles and from solution-focused work to set clear, achievable goals.

Dr. Simpson helps people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and work-related strain. She also has a focus on aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life counseling, cancer-related concerns, and midlife questions.

Outside of practice she cares for a hobby farm, keeps bees, and makes cheese. She aims to offer respectful, down-to-earth help for people ready to talk through problems and find workable next steps.

Using focused approaches in online sessions

Dr. Simpson often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and gives clear steps to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce emotional reactivity and improve moment-to-moment awareness.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That collaborative stance means treatment can shift from skills practice to deeper reflection as needed.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make regular check-ins easier to fit into a workday or caregiving schedule, reduce travel time, and allow brief follow-ups between longer visits. It can also let people try techniques in the setting where they live and then bring observations back into sessions for practical troubleshooting.