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Dr. Ingrid Nembhard

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Dr. Ingrid Nembhard, LCSW-C, LCSW

Florida

LCSW-C in Florida focused on family and relationships

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About

  • Family and relationship conflict
  • Grief and loss
  • Solution-focused work

About Ingrid

Dr. Ingrid Nembhard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and holds the LCSW-C credential in Maryland. She has about 20 years of practice helping people with relationships, family concerns, self-esteem, career questions, grief, and coping with life changes.

Dr. Nembhard focuses on practical, goal-oriented work. She uses solution-focused techniques alongside client-centered conversations to identify what someone wants to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and motivational interviewing are part of her toolkit when thoughts or habits get in the way of daily life.

Her background includes training in grief counseling and long experience working with relationship strain and family conflict. She also supports people dealing with blended family issues, adoption and foster care matters, immigration concerns, and caregiver stress. She mentions work with communication problems, divorce and separation, and financial or career stressors.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and results-minded. People can expect to talk through what is happening now, set clear goals, and try practical steps between meetings. Dr. Nembhard describes therapy as solution-focused so progress can begin sooner rather than later.

She also lists work around forgiveness, life purpose, self-love, multicultural concerns, women's issues, and compassion fatigue. Her approach is conversational and focused on helping adults manage the strains that come from home, relationships, and major life transitions.

How sessions work

Online sessions using client-focused and solution work

Dr. Nembhard commonly uses client-centered methods and solution-focused techniques when working online. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person's concerns and preferences, giving time to listen and reflect so goals become clearer. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and short-term goals to help someone notice change quickly and build momentum.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors when those patterns are holding someone back. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process; the therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then try an approach that fits the person's current needs. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps.

Confirm the session formats offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific online delivery options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when that works better, or reduce travel time so appointments are simpler to attend. The focus is on practical work that fits into everyday life while addressing relationship, family, grief, or career concerns.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessImmigration issuesLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsSelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

Florida, Maryland, Virginia

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What relationship and family concerns does she address?

She supports adults with relationship strain, family problems, communication problems, blended family issues, adoption and foster care questions, and divorce or separation concerns.

How would she approach my problem?

Her style is practical and goal-oriented, using client-centered conversations, solution-focused strategies, and elements of CBT and motivational interviewing to set goals and test small changes.

How much experience does she have?

She has about 20 years of clinical practice working with adults on relationship, family, grief, career, and life-change issues.

What are her credentials and location?

She holds LCSW credentials in Florida and Virginia and LCSW-C in Maryland, and her listed practice location is Florida.

Does she work in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What steps do I take to begin?

Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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