Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Norma works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Nevada
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Norma
Norma Platt is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and relationship concerns. She also supports work on self-esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes. Norma works in English and Spanish and draws on more than a decade of practice in Nevada.
Norma keeps sessions straightforward and respectful. She listens first, then helps set clear goals. Conversations and exercises are tailored to each person's needs and pace.
Background and approach
The focus is on practical steps that can be used between sessions. Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and hypnotherapy tools. That mix is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns, build new coping habits, and increase emotional regulation.
Norma helps people practice skills in real situations so progress feels everyday and usable. People come to Norma for help with communication problems, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and working through issues tied to immigration. She also addresses concerns related to domestic violence and searching for life purpose.
Sessions aim to be solution-focused while honoring each person's story. Norma describes therapy as a collaborative process. She works with clients to create a plan and adjusts it as goals change.
Starting therapy is framed as a series of small steps toward clearer thinking, calmer reactions, and better self-care.
What Norma works with
Everything Norma lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Norma's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Self-love
Approaches Norma lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit your life online
Norma uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT gives clear steps and exercises to reduce anxiety and alter reactions that feed anger. Hypnotherapy is offered as a tool to support focused relaxation and to access deeper motivation for change; it can help with stress, confidence, and habit shifts.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Norma will discuss different methods and test what feels most useful for a person's goals and preferences. She adjusts plans as progress is made so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy lets sessions fit into busy days. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide shorter touchpoints for coaching, homework check-ins, and quick reflections between longer sessions. This range of formats helps people keep momentum and access help from different locations and schedules.
Questions people ask about Norma
What concerns does Norma commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship issues, and self-esteem. Additional focus areas include communication problems, domestic violence, forgiveness, guilt and shame, immigration issues, life purpose, and self-love.
What style of therapy can I expect?
Sessions are practical and collaborative. Conversations focus on goals, skill practice, and steps you can use between sessions.
How much experience does the therapist have?
Norma has 12 years of professional experience providing social work services in clinical settings.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She is a Nevada Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Nevada.
Are sessions available in other languages or overseas?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
Therapy is provided by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.