Nancy Truett, LPC

Nancy Truett is a seasoned counselor with more than two decades of experience in clinical mental health and substance abuse treatment. She holds national and state credentials, including National Certified Counselor (NCC) - a nationwide counselor credential - and Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP) in Tennessee, and she serves as an Approved Supervisor who provides clinical supervision for other practitioners.

Her professional background spans agency work, private practice, K-12 schools, and college settings. Over the years she has worked with diverse populations, including adolescent male sex offenders in residential care, students in alternative high school programs, and adults in residential substance abuse treatment. Ms. Truett is a trauma-informed clinician and is certified in EMDR, a trauma-focused approach often used to process distressing memories.

She combines clinical training with an arts-informed perspective, drawing on a master’s degree in Educational Psychology-Community and Mental Health Counseling from the University of Tennessee and a BA in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina. She often incorporates arts-based methods into counseling and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Tennessee in Educational Psychology and Research, focusing on adult learning.

Her clinical and research specialty centers on women, abuse, and trauma, with particular emphasis on psychological and emotional abuse. Ms. Truett has earned advanced certifications in grief, loss, and trauma, along with training in cultural studies in education that addresses diversity and marginalized populations. She currently directs counseling services at a community college, where she combines administrative leadership with direct clinical and supervisory work.