Dr. Nelly Gregorian-DeLeon , LMFT

Dr. Nelly Gregorian-DeLeon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of clinical experience. She holds professional licenses in California, North Carolina, and Connecticut - reflecting sustained practice across multiple states - and brings a multicultural perspective informed by living and working in different countries.

She approaches therapy with warmth, empathy, and a nonjudgmental stance, honoring each person's unique story and strengths. Her work spans a wide range of concerns, including relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief and bereavement, parenting struggles, depression, anxiety, stress, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, and coping with life changes. She also offers coaching and support for compassion fatigue and caregiver stress.

Her clinical experience includes extensive work with victims, survivors, and offenders of domestic violence and sexual abuse, and with survivors of childhood abuse and high-conflict relationships. She is CASOMB certified and draws on trauma-focused methods when appropriate to address the complex impact of abuse and interpersonal violence.

Dr. Gregorian-DeLeon integrates multiple theoretical approaches to tailor therapy to the individual or family system. She uses client-centered principles to build rapport and trust, cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and existential and Jungian ideas when exploring meaning, identity, and life transitions. Culturally sensitive and developmentally informed, she offers psychotherapy that is both pragmatic and reflective, aiming to strengthen coping skills, communication, and resilience for lasting change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Dr. Nelly Gregorian-DeLeon works with approaches that translate well to remote sessions and that address both everyday struggles and deeper life questions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and creating a supportive environment where clients can explore their feelings and values; it helps when a person needs validation, clearer self-understanding, or stronger self-worth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors through practical exercises and skill-building, making it useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping strategies. Existential Therapy invites exploration of meaning, choice, and identity, supporting clients facing life transitions, loss, or questions about purpose.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dr. Gregorian-DeLeon works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques from different models to create a personalized plan rather than relying on a single method.

Online therapy with Dr. Gregorian-DeLeon is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and connect across distances while working with licensed professionals to address relationship, trauma, grief, parenting, and other concerns.