Nancy E. Laney, PhD

Doctorate Level Therapist | nancy@3rdwavetherapy.com | 919-886-4052

Many of the people I work with are highly capable, high-performing adults who carry significant responsibility in their careers, relationships, and families. They may be successful on paper but struggling with chronic stress, a major transition, relationship strain, or the effects of loss or trauma. They want clarity, perspective, and practical direction, not simply a place to vent.

With more than 35 years of experience as a licensed psychologist, I bring a steady, grounded approach to complex and high-stakes situations. My background includes more than two decades as a forensic evaluator at a state psychiatric hospital, many years in private practice, and extensive experience training and mentoring clinicians.

I work with high-achieving individuals, professionals, and executives navigating work-related stress, work-life balance, career transitions, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and major life changes. I also work extensively with couples who want to improve communication, work through conflict, reconnect, or navigate a difficult season together. My experience includes supporting individuals and couples through brain injury, stroke recovery, and disability management.

My approach is strength-based, solution-focused, and informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I am thoughtful, direct, and practical, and I believe therapy should help you move forward. Together, we will clarify what matters most, develop effective strategies, and create meaningful, lasting change.

• Treatment Specialties

  • High-Performing Professionals & Executives

  • Couples & Relationship Therapy

  • Work Stress, Burnout & Career Transitions

  • Anxiety, Depression & Trauma Recovery

  • Grief, Loss & Major Life Transitions

• Services Provided

  • Individual Therapy

  • Couples Therapy

  • Executive and Wellness Coaching

  • Clinical Supervision

• Education

  PhD in Counselling Psychology, Temple University

• Experience

  I bring more than 35 years of experience in psychology, spanning private practice, forensic evaluation, rehabilitation, and long-term therapeutic work with individuals and couples. For more than two decades, I served as a forensic evaluator at a state psychiatric hospital, working with complex clinical concerns and high-stakes situations.

  My rehabilitation experience includes supporting individuals and families as they adjust to brain injury, stroke, illness, disability, and other significant medical or neurological changes. I have also trained and mentored clinicians, collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams, and served on professional boards and healthcare committees.

  This breadth of experience allows me to bring perspective, steadiness, and practical direction to my work while respecting the complexity of each client’s life.

• Insurances

  I am considered an out-of-network provider with all insurance panels.

  To make the process easier, we partner with Thrizer so clients can quickly and simply claim their out-of-network benefits.