- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida, Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Nicole
Nicole Saunders is a licensed mental health counselor with 21 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and parenting challenges. She approaches clients with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Her style is straightforward and practical for busy lives. Nicole adapts sessions to each person. She listens first, then builds a plan that fits daily routines and goals.
Conversations focus on what’s causing strain and what small changes can make a difference.
Background and approach
She uses clear tools rather than jargon so parents can try ideas between sessions. Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, relationship and family conflict, grief, and care-related stress. She has supported people through major life transitions and those coping with chronic medical challenges.
This experience shapes a flexible approach to complicated problems. Nicole draws from several therapy methods, then matches them to individual needs. She blends acceptance and commitment ideas with practical cognitive-behavioral skills and attachment-focused listening.
When emotion regulation is needed, she brings in techniques from dialectical behavior approaches. Sessions can be scheduled in the evenings and at times on weekends to fit parenting demands. She is licensed in Florida as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC.
Nicole requires a brief informed consent step before the first session and will explain that process when you get started.
What Nicole works with
Everything Nicole lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Nicole helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicole lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Nicole’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and making changes that matter to you. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through clear, practiceable skills. It often helps with depression, sleep problems, and managing mood swings. Attachment-Based Therapy centers on emotional connection and early relationship patterns to improve how you relate to others and handle conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Nicole will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your situation. Together you will decide which techniques to keep, adjust, or stop based on what helps most. The work is collaborative and paced to fit family and work demands.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let you use visual cues and longer sessions. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or when you need quick support during a busy day. These options make it easier to fit sessions into evenings and weekends.
Questions people ask about Nicole
What concerns does Nicole often address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, and self-esteem issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is direct and supportive. She listens first, then uses practical strategies drawn from several therapies to meet real-life needs.
What is her professional background?
Nicole has 21 years of experience in mental health and has helped people through trauma, major life transitions, and caregiving stress.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing for sessions work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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