Nina Escobar-Petersen, LCSW
Therapist in Missouri
Nina Escobar-Petersen is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship or identity questions.
- Licensed inMissouri
- License2014008259
- NPI 1093030389
- Experience15+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Nina
Nina Escobar-Petersen is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship or identity questions. She writes plainly and listens closely to find what matters most to each person. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at practical steps people can use between sessions.
She brings 15 years of experience and focuses on issues such as depression, grief, self-esteem, parenting concerns, career stress, and ADHD-related challenges.
Background and approach
Nina also pays attention to attachment issues and feelings of abandonment that can shape how people relate to others. She works with LGBT clients and people exploring gender dysphoria with an affirming approach. Her work uses evidence-based methods that match the person’s needs.
Nina blends Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral approaches, dialectical behavior tools, and EMDR when appropriate. She explains choices plainly and helps set doable steps for change. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging to fit varied schedules.
Costs vary by location and are handled through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Getting started means using the Start Therapy button, filling a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to availability. People who want clear, collaborative care find her practical and steady.
Her Missouri practice centers on helping people build coping skills, improve communication, and make steady progress toward their goals.
Credentials
- LCSW (Missouri)
- License 2014008259 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1093030389 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nina names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment and practical therapy work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and feelings. In short sessions, this approach helps people notice patterns in relating and try new ways of connecting that feel safer and more satisfying.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and experience. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflecting back what’s important and helping clarify next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches specific skills to change them over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nina will talk with the person about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. That choice is revisited as progress happens so treatment can shift when needed.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for longer sessions and visual cues, phone can be a simpler check-in, and text or live chat work well for shorter coaching-style support or between-session contact. These options make it easier to schedule around work, parenting, or travel and let people keep consistent care when life is busy.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Nina commonly help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, self-esteem struggles, and career or parenting strain. Additional areas include ADHD, bipolar concerns, and issues tied to attachment or abandonment.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She blends listening with practical tools so people leave sessions with clear steps to try.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of mental health and life transition concerns. That background guides her use of several evidence-based approaches.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Missouri. Her practice is based in Missouri.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she provide?
She meets with people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the person’s needs and schedule.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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