Nancy Maxwell

Nancy Maxwell is a Michigan-based Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with 20 years of experience as a mental health clinician. She also holds credentials as a Certified Autism Specialist (CAS) and a Registered Play Therapist (RPT), which support her work with children, adolescents, and families as well as adults across the lifespan. Her background includes eight years at a local Community Mental Health Agency, where she served in outpatient care, ACT Team services, and clinical case management.

Nancy has supported clients from early childhood through older adulthood, helping with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD and ADD, school-related challenges, emotional dysregulation, self-esteem, and grief. She has also worked with adults navigating life changes connected to health concerns, caregiving stress, bipolar disorder, OCD, trauma-related experiences, and losses related to COVID or aging. Across ages, she emphasizes compassionate care that focuses on the whole person rather than stigmatizing labels.

Her style is warm and interactive, and she can incorporate a faith-based perspective for clients who want to include faith in the conversation. Nancy uses an eclectic approach that draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), humanistic and motivational methods, play therapy for children and adolescents, Internal Family Systems-informed work, family theories, and attachment-based principles. She listens closely to each client’s priorities, collaborating on practical goals and supporting clients with education, guidance, and empowerment as they move toward meaningful change.