“Steady presence. Deep healing. Purpose and direction in work and life.”
If trauma still shapes your life, Nando Schlecht may help you heal. You may also feel stuck at a crossroads right now. In either case, he offers a steady and skilled presence. Nando specializes in trauma therapy for adults. He also supports clients facing life transitions and confusion. This may involve vocational identity and meaning-making questions. You may process early wounding or moral injury. You may also face career burnout or systemic stress.
In each case, Nando meets you with grounded compassion. He also brings deep respect for your story. He helps you identify strengths and clarify what matters. Then, he supports work and life alignment with your values. You may rebuild after burnout or reimagine life post-trauma. You may also simply discern a next step. Either way, Nando brings clarity without pressure. Clients often say career counseling feels deeply personal with him. They also describe it as transformational and supportive.
Nando brings clinical insight and lived experience together. As a U.S. Army veteran, he knows high-stakes environments well. He also understands invisible wounds and lasting stress. Therefore, he brings steady resilience into sessions. His approach feels warm and thoughtful. It also stays neuroscience-informed and practical. He integrates EMDR, Brainspotting, and Deep Brain Reorienting. These modalities support trauma resolution and regulation. Nando works well with guarded clients. He also supports skeptical clients and unsure clients. Nando helps them find a path forward that feels safe. He also keeps the work empowering and real.
For clients who want faith integration, Nando offers respectful support. He never forces faith-based counseling on anyone. His style stays curious and compassionate in sessions. It also avoids preaching and prescriptive language. Instead, he honors where you are in your journey. He also honors the complexity of your inner world. Therefore, he creates space for honest exploration. You can explore what healing looks like for you. You can also explore it through what you believe.
If you’ve lived through trauma that still shapes how you show up in life—or if you’re stuck at a crossroads, wondering what’s next—Nando Schlecht offers a steady and skilled presence for your healing and direction. As a trauma therapist, Nando specializes in helping adults navigate the complex aftermath of trauma and the internal confusion that often surrounds life transitions, vocational identity, and meaning-making. Whether you’re working through the impact of early wounding, moral injury, career burnout, or systemic stress, Nando meets you with grounded compassion and a deep respect for the path you’ve walked. He helps clients identify their strengths, clarify what truly matters to them, and move toward work that aligns with their values and story. Whether you’re rebuilding after burnout, reimagining your future post-trauma, or simply trying to discern your next step, Nando brings clarity without pressure. His clients appreciate that career counseling with him feels just as personal and transformational as the deeper work they’re doing in therapy.
Nando brings a rare balance of clinical insight and lived experience. As a U.S. Army veteran, he’s no stranger to high-stakes environments or invisible wounds—and he brings that steady resilience into the therapy room. His approach is warm, thoughtful, and neuroscience-informed, integrating modalities like EMDR, Brainspotting, and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) for trauma resolution. He works well with individuals who may feel guarded, skeptical, or unsure whether healing is even possible—and helps them find a way forward that feels safe, empowering, and real.
For those who desire faith integration, Nando offers faith-based counseling that is thoughtful, respectful, and never forced. His style isn’t preachy or prescriptive—it’s curious, compassionate, and open to where you are in your journey. Nando honors the complexity of your inner world and offers space to explore what healing looks like in light of who you are and what you believe.
Adults
Military/Veterans
First Responders
Health Professionals
Trauma
Career
PTSD
Childhood Abuse
Military-related Experiences
Traumatic Loss/Witnessed Death
Vicarious Trauma
Stress/Burnout
Anxiety/Depression
EMDR Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
Brainspotting
TMT Trauma Model Therapy
IFS Internal Family Systems
DBR Deep Brain Reorienting®
MI Motivational Interviewing
CBT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Vocational Theories
$120/hr
6891 N Oracle Rd #155 Tucson, AZ 85704
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
LAC-23324 AZ Licensed Associate Counselor
TMT-C Trauma Model Therapy-Certified
MA Master of Arts
in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
BA Bachelor of Arts
in Psychology & Communication
U.S. Army Veteran
Under Clinical Supervision
Rachel Neville, LPC
Shari Kirschner, LCSW
Nando Schlecht, MA, LAC is a Tucson trauma therapist and career counselor. He specializes in helping adults heal from trauma. This includes military trauma and childhood abuse. It also includes institutional betrayal and work-related stress. He often supports first responders and healthcare professionals. Nando also enjoys helping clients rediscover vocational identity. He helps them align work with strengths and values. As a U.S. Army veteran, he brings lived experience. He also brings strong clinical training and expertise. Therefore, he attunes well to high-stakes trauma environments. In addition to trauma therapy, he offers career counseling. This work often supports deeper healing over time. Many clients shift from survival mode toward purpose. They also build work lives that feel fulfilling and aligned. When trauma feels too big or too old, he stays steady. He helps you feel less alone in the process. He walks with you as you work it through.
Clients appreciate his calm and grounded presence. They also value the space he creates for honesty. He supports growth without judgment or pressure. Nando trains in multiple trauma-focused therapies. He tailors his approach to each client’s needs. Nando may help process combat-related memories. He may also address institutional or workplace trauma. In addition, he supports healing from childhood neglect and abuse. In every case, he adjusts his methods carefully.
Nando understands trauma can create disconnection. It can also erode self-worth and safety. Many clients feel exhausted from surviving for years. Therefore, his goal is restoring inner safety and identity. He does not push past pain quickly. Instead, he meets pain with care and curiosity. He also uses evidence-based tools to shift patterns gently. These tools support brain and body regulation. Healing with Nando feels steady and empowering. Over time, clients feel more at home within themselves.
Nando integrates several advanced trauma therapies into his work, including EMDR, Brainspotting, and Deep Brain Reorienting. Each approach helps clients access deeper roots of trauma. This work happens neurologically and emotionally, not just intellectually. These methods often help when talk therapy alone has not worked. They also support healing when trauma lives in the body. Nando’s approach stays neuroscience-informed and compassion-centered. He also grounds his work in practical strategies for daily life. Nando specializes in identifying and clearing trauma triggers. He also helps clients challenge negative core beliefs. In addition, he works directly with the nervous system. This process builds safety and stability from within. His sessions address emotional and physical trauma impacts. At the same time, he supports connection, meaning, and purpose.
With EMDR, Nando helps clients reprocess distressing memories. He uses bilateral stimulation during this process. As a result, emotional intensity often decreases. Clients also shift negative beliefs tied to trauma. With Brainspotting, clients focus on fixed eye positions. These positions connect to emotional and somatic pain. This method accesses deep brain regions linked to regulation. With Deep Brain Reorienting, Nando guides clients through early threat responses. This approach works at the brainstem level. It helps release attachment shock and core wounds gently.
Nando does not use a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, he chooses methods based on each client’s story. He also considers goals and nervous system readiness. You may struggle with persistent triggers right now. You may also experience chronic anxiety or emotional shutdown. In each case, these therapies offer movement beyond survival mode. They support regulation and resilience over time. Nando’s steady presence helps the process feel grounded. His clinical precision also builds safety and empowerment. Whether you carry invisible trauma wounds or feel lost, he can help. He supports reconnection with self and story. He also helps you build a future you want to live.
Born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, Nando spent his formative years exploring the desert landscapes and building lifelong connections. After graduating from Sahuarita High School, Nando enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 18, serving as a Redleg and completing a combat deployment in Afghanistan from 2012 to 2013. Following an honorable discharge, Nando navigated significant life transitions—including marriage, fatherhood, divorce, and remarriage—while pursuing higher education.
He earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in psychology and clinical mental health counseling, and now finds deep fulfillment in his work as a counselor.
Outside of his professional realm, Nando cherishes road trips to Colorado with his family and enjoys a good cup of black coffee from local favorites like Yellow Brick and EXO Roast Co. A fan of card games such as Exploding Kittens and Unstable Unicorns, he also enjoys strength training at the gym and finds solace in the fictional worlds of Dune and The Lord of the Rings. Brunch spots like The Nook and Le Buzz are among his go-to places, and he has a passion for writing poetry.
Nando looks forward to the opportunity to get to know and support others on their journey.
