About Cory
Cory Nelson is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience based in South Dakota. He brings a steady, practical approach to therapy and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and other life challenges. Cory speaks English and accepts international clients, offering a range of remote session options.
He aims to make the first steps easier for people who feel overwhelmed. Cory describes his role as collaborative - he sits alongside clients to identify goals and decide how to move forward.
How Cory works
He values respect and compassion and keeps things straightforward during sessions. Cory uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person's perspective and goals. He also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors.
Together these approaches are used to address concerns such as panic, phobias, mood disorders, and addiction-related issues. Over his career Cory has worked with a wide range of concerns including first responder and veteran issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, sleep problems, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue. He pays attention to how problems overlap, treating co-morbidity and multiple symptoms in a single plan.
Sessions aim to be practical, with clear steps people can use between meetings. Cory welcomes people who are ready to take the next step and prefers a steady, joint process. He offers phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect and arrange sessions that fit each person's life.
Cory lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Cory works with
The areas below are the ones Cory selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Dakota |
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Online support options
Using Client-Centered and CBT Online
Cory blends client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in remote work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding a person's goals, and following their pace. It helps people feel heard and build motivation to make changes.Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce symptoms like panic, phobias, low mood, or anxiety. It often includes straightforward exercises to practice between sessions to track progress and notice what changes.
Choosing an approach is a team effort. Cory will talk with each person about their needs and goals and suggest which methods to try first. He adjusts the plan over time based on what helps and what does not, so the work stays relevant to the person's life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video works well for deeper conversational work, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or live chat can suit quick check-ins or short practice between meetings. These options make it simpler to connect from different time zones, manage workday breaks, or keep therapy consistent when life gets busy.
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