- Direct and compassionate
- Goal oriented
- Practical tools
About Audra
Audra Nihart, LPC, focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. She listens without judgment and aims to make starting therapy feel manageable for someone in a busy life. Audra emphasizes small, doable steps so clients can notice change without feeling rushed.
She brings 16 years of professional experience practicing in Pennsylvania. Sessions are built around open conversation where a person's thoughts and feelings shape the work. Audra uses straightforward tools to help with panic, mood shifts, and low energy that can follow depression.
Her approach blends client-centered talking with practical strategies. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and on dialectical behavior ideas to teach emotion regulation skills. Mindfulness and motivational techniques are added when they fit a person’s goals.
Audra often helps people manage parenting stress, work-related compassion fatigue, and the challenge of blended family dynamics. She also addresses communication problems, codependency, forgiveness, social anxiety, and panic disorder and panic attacks in her sessions.
People who prefer clear, goal-oriented conversations tend to do well with her style. Audra supports each person in setting achievable goals and tracking progress. To begin, she asks people to share where they want to start and then tailors sessions to those priorities.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy is about listening and following what matters most to the person seeking help. It focuses on building a trusting conversation where goals come from the client and the therapist reflects what is said to help make sense of it. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change patterns that maintain anxiety or mood problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication skills to handle intense moments more effectively.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals, and preferences to decide which methods to use. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Please confirm the available session formats before booking so you know how sessions will be held. Many people find online therapy easier to fit into a busy schedule because it removes travel time and can allow for shorter check-ins or sessions at convenient times. Online sessions can also help when someone prefers not to be on camera or needs to use less internet bandwidth for a session.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and related concerns like communication problems and codependency.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and straightforward, combining open listening with practical skills practice to address everyday challenges.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 16 years of professional work experience in clinical settings.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed as an LPC in Pennsylvania and practices there.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered for your situation.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.