Nina Escobar-Petersen, LCSW

Missouri · 15 years in practice

Nina Escobar-Petersen is a Missouri-based licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions.

License and registration

LCSW, Missouri: 2014008259 · expires September 2027
NPI: 1093030389 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About Nina

Nina Escobar-Petersen is a Missouri-based licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. She brings 15 years of experience to sessions and aims to create a calm, respectful space where concerns can be talked through at a steady pace. She uses practical methods to build coping skills and clearer thinking.

That can mean trying exercises from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts or using attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings.

Background and approach

Nina lists Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, among the approaches she uses when trauma memories need targeted attention. Her work includes common issues such as depression, self-esteem struggles, grief, parenting stress, and challenges tied to identity and gender. She also supports people facing burnout, compassion fatigue, and the juggling of career and family demands.

Conversations focus on what matters most to the individual and on small, doable steps forward. Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled in formats like video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Fees vary with location and a subscription model is used that can be canceled at any time.

To start, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled based on availability. Nina aims to work at the client’s pace and to help people develop tools that fit daily life. She emphasizes collaboration, practical skill building, and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

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

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches that translate well online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early patterns of relating influence current relationships and self-worth. Online sessions can gently explore attachment themes and practice new ways of connecting with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression; it works well over video or phone when you want concrete homework and skill practice. EMDR targets distressing trauma memories through structured processing; parts of EMDR can be integrated into remote work when appropriate and agreed upon by therapist and client.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help decide which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and comfort level. That choice is made together and can change over time as progress is reviewed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversational work, phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, and live chat or text messaging are useful for quick check-ins or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options make it easier to attend sessions from different locations and to match the format to the task at hand.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and related concerns such as self-esteem, grief, relationship strain, parenting issues, career stress, and ADHD.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style blends practical skill building with a warm, collaborative tone. Sessions focus on clear steps, problem solving, and understanding how past experiences affect current feelings.

What is her background and experience?

She has 15 years of clinical experience and practices as a licensed clinical social worker. That experience includes work with trauma, identity questions, and life transitions.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds a Missouri LCSW and practices out of Missouri.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment work?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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