Nora Sinclair, MA, LPC
I began working and training in the field of mental health in the late 1990's because I wanted to better understand mental illness and how to help people with mental illness thrive. Since that time I have worked in outpatient, inpatient, and partial hospitalization settings. I became fully licensed and opened my private practice in 2012.
I have worked with individuals who have everything from daily stress to chronic and persistent mental illness including OCD, generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia.
I love to help people who want to learn more about themselves and more about ways to manage their symptoms in healthier ways.
My training includes a master's degree in Counselor Education (2000), an advanced certificate in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (2010), and Exposure and Response Prevention training from the BTTI (2017). I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina and a National Certified Counselor.
Before opening my practice in Lexington, SC in January 2019, I had a private practice for six years in Bradenton, FL. I love to read, travel, crochet, eat out, look at nature, and correspond with friends.
Ethics
I understand that when you come to counseling you are choosing to put your trust in me in a number of ways. I take my job and profession seriously and want you to know what you can expect from me.
Confidentiality - Many people tell me I am the first person they have told about events or symptoms. What you share in counseling is private, often sensitive, and will be treated as such. I do not breach your confidentiality unless I need to fulfill my duty to protect you or someone else from harm or unless you have given me permission to share for medical or legal reasons.
Acceptance - My role in your treatment is to help you get better and be your best, not to judge you or change you into something you don't want to be. Your thoughts, actions, feelings, race, gender, sex, sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs, nationality, and all the other things which form and shape you are valuable. I welcome the opportunity to get to know the whole you.
Evidence-based treatment - You are committing to improve your life through counseling and I am committed to providing you with care based on theories and techniques which have been proven to work. CBT and ERP have years of research behind them which show real, lasting effects.
Integrity - A counselor is genuine, honest, professional, dedicated, and kind. All my interactions with clients are grounded in these values and reflect who I am as a person.