Nicki Nichols, LPC

Nicki Nichols is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 16 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, depression, and trauma. She speaks plainly and works to make the first steps feel manageable for worried parents and adults alike. Her approach is respectful and direct, with an emphasis on honesty and accountability.

Nicki uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person's priorities and on motivational interviewing when people are working through substance use concerns or ambivalence about change.

Her background includes work across a wide range of concerns such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment challenges, blended family dynamics, caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, and addiction. She supports people dealing with communication and commitment issues, codependency, and life changes like divorce and separation.

Nicki offers therapy with flexibility in scheduling and understands that timing matters. She encourages clients to be honest about what they need and to discuss scheduling limits up front so sessions can fit into daily life.

Parents and adults who want straightforward, goal-focused support around trauma and life stressors may find her style helpful. She aims to create a space where people feel seen and can begin practical work toward feeling better.

How her approaches work in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead, helping people say what matters and set their own goals. In online work this means the therapist reflects concerns, clarifies priorities, and shapes sessions around what the client brings up.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses simple, practical exercises to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Delivered remotely, CBT can include short between-session tasks and step-by-step skill work that people can practice in daily life.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit the client's needs. If something doesn't feel helpful, they will adjust the plan together.

For practicalities, please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. The biography notes she has used phone, messaging, and video, and that Wednesdays are limited to text sessions, so check current options to make sure they match your schedule. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use tools and worksheets between meetings to support progress.