About Nanine
Nanine "Marie" Dickson helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck. She sees adults facing stress, depression, trauma, addiction, and relationship or parenting strain. Her style is straightforward and focused on practical steps people can use between sessions.
Marie uses clear, goal-minded conversations to help clients notice the choices available to them. She leans on cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and build healthier habits. She also draws on attachment-based thinking to look at how earlier relationships affect current patterns.
How Nanine works
Marie earned a master’s degree in Education and Counseling and holds LPC and LMHC credentials. She has 12 years of clinical experience and a long background in education that shaped her calm, coaching approach. Sessions usually center on small, doable changes rather than long academic explanations.
In the first meetings she helps people pinpoint what matters most and sets short-term goals. Over time she works on coping skills, communication, and clearer decision-making. Many clients find concrete homework and simple techniques helpful when life gets busy.
Her work covers a broad range of concerns including ADHD, grief, compassion fatigue, mood disorders, and substance use issues. Marie also addresses caregiver stress, first responder issues, veteran and armed forces concerns, and struggles with life purpose and self-esteem. She conducts sessions from Texas and offers several online formats to fit different needs.
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What Nanine works with
The areas below are the ones Nanine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and emotional reactions; it helps people understand why they repeat certain behaviors in close connections and builds new ways of relating. Client-centered therapy puts the client's experience at the center by listening closely and following what the person wants to explore; this supports self-discovery and clearer decisions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and actions together and teaches techniques to change unhelpful thinking and develop healthier habits, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and addiction.Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before, then suggest a collaborative plan that can change over time. Clients and the therapist decide together what to try and how to measure progress.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, letting people pick what fits their schedule and comfort level. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is low, live chat can be a brief check-in, and messaging supports short reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum, fit therapy into busy days, and try techniques in real-life moments.
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