Nora O'Connor , LCSW

Nora O'Connor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, addiction recovery, LGBTQ+ concerns, disability-related stressors, major life transitions, relationship challenges, career questions, and efforts to strengthen self-esteem. Her practice also addresses issues such as compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care matters, codependency, domestic violence, guilt and shame, HIV/AIDS, isolation and loneliness, money and financial worries, mood and panic disorders, trauma, and questions about life purpose and self-love.

Her clinical work is informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and somatic awareness, paired with trauma-informed practices that consider the ways past events and bodily experience shape present coping. Nora draws on somatic techniques to help people notice and work with physical sensations that accompany emotion, and she integrates cognitive strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. As an LCSW - a licensed clinical social worker trained to provide psychotherapy and psychosocial support - she blends practical skills with an emphasis on embodied healing.

Nora maintains a somatic practice that supports her ability to be fully present with the people she works with. Her approach emphasizes collaboration, practical tools for everyday challenges, and attention to both mind and body as part of a path toward more meaningful, manageable living.