Nina Kaplan Hansson, LCSW

Nina Kaplan Hansson is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship pain, trauma, bipolar disorder, and depression. She aims to make the therapy room a calm place for sharing worries and sorting through hard feelings. Her style is steady and straightforward, focused on practical steps that fit daily life.

With 14 years of experience, she brings a range of clinical experience to each session. She often helps people understand how past experiences shape current reactions, including issues tied to abandonment, attachment, and family of origin. She also addresses challenges linked to adoption and foster care, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, and co-occurring conditions like substance use and mood disorders.

Nina pays attention to relationship patterns and common struggles such as communication problems, commitment concerns, control issues, and feelings of emptiness. She works with people coping with body image distress and the social or developmental aspects of autism and Asperger Syndrome. Practical symptom relief, mood management, and clearer relationship choices are common focuses.

Her approach emphasizes safety and nonjudgment, helping people name emotions, test new behaviors, and build small habits that change daily life. She supports clients in setting achievable goals and tracking progress over time. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person's needs.

Clients who reach out should expect a direct but empathetic conversation about their main worries, a plan for short-term steps, and attention to longer-term patterns. Nina welcomes people from California and international clients who prefer English-language sessions.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Nina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach helps people identify and label emotions, learn what triggers them, and practice new ways of responding to relationship stress and mood swings. Another approach emphasizes building small, manageable habits to reduce anxiety and improve sleep and daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Nina discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods as needed. She works together with clients to try strategies, review what helps, and shift course when something is not working.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available online options before booking. Many people appreciate the convenience of scheduling therapy around work or caregiving, and online sessions can make it easier to keep regular appointments and maintain momentum between visits. Discuss scheduling and practical needs during the initial match to find an approach and session rhythm that fit everyday life.