Nancy Truett, LPC

Nancy Truett is a licensed counselor and experienced leader in clinical mental health with 23 years of practice working across agency, school, college, and residential treatment settings. She holds national certification as a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and is a Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP) in Tennessee, and she also serves as an approved supervisor, providing guidance to other clinicians. Her career has included work with diverse populations such as adolescent male sex offenders in residential care, alternative high school students, and adults in residential substance abuse programs, reflecting a broad background in both counseling and substance abuse treatment.

Ms. Truett is a trauma-informed clinician certified in EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - and her clinical and research specialties center on women, abuse, and trauma, with a particular focus on psychological and emotional abuse. She has earned advanced certifications in grief, loss, and trauma as well as training in cultural studies in education that emphasize diversity and support for marginalized populations. In practice she often integrates arts-based approaches drawn from her background in creative writing to help clients explore experience and meaning.

Academically, she earned a master’s degree in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Community and Mental Health Counseling from the University of Tennessee and a bachelor’s degree in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Tennessee in Educational Psychology and Research, Adult Learning Program. In addition to her clinical work, she serves as Director of Counseling Services at a community college, combining administrative leadership with direct practice and supervision.