Hello, I'm Nicole, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California. I have a passion for working with individuals in order to assist them in developing and utilizing the necessary coping skills to manage and thrive during difficult times, life transitions, and through needed change. My goals are to create a safe and supportive environment for all my clients, while they increase their level of self-understanding and self-awareness.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, we’ll start with a brief introduction and go over some logistics of therapy, then we will complete an assessment together to get to better know you and dive into the specific challenges you’re facing. This will help create goals and a plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
I like to use a variety of treatment methods and tools including Art therapy, CBT, DBT, Trauma-informed, Solution-focused and Strength-based therapy. Some common education and exercises include communication skill building, boundary setting, self-acceptance and strength identifiers, values and priority management, understanding harmful thoughts, reframing, building coping skills...etc.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I have experience working with a variety of couples (monogamous, open, poly, kink lifestyle), families, teens, as well as individuals (18+) dealing with a variety of personal, professional, and social concerns and use my strengths of building rapport, creativity and empathy to encourage clients to discuss their emotions and experiences and develop strategies and skills to change behaviors and cope with difficult situations.