

Hi, I’m Nicole! I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor at Optimyze Counseling. I specialize in couples therapy, anxiety, stress, life transitions, adolescents, young adults, and perinatal and postpartum mental health. My approach is warm, collaborative, and strength-based, creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can feel heard and understood.
Therapy is self-care. I want my client's therapeutic experience to be the best one possible as I know they are using the small amount of time they have to work on themselves. I am the therapist I would want for myself. I am collaborative, knowledgeable, I help simplify the complicated, put words to experiences, feelings, and thoughts, and guide clients in what to do with their findings. I am the therapist you do "the work" with.
I work collaboratively with clients to help them meet their goals. Within a safe, trusting, and therapeutic professional relationship, clients can identify their presenting concern. I am skilled at getting to the heart of the matter pretty quickly, informing them what the research says we can do about the problem, and then helping clients identify what they would like to change and help them to get there.
My degree is specifically in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and we can set goals, objectives, and track progress, I am trained in specific counseling skills, which help clients to express themselves and share what is happening for them. I attended a cultural immersion trip to Africa for two and a half weeks at the culmination of my Master’s degree, wherein I attained an additional certificate as a Clinical Traumatologist. This training included psychological first-aid, knowing how to respond in a crisis situation; domestic violence, sexual abuse, parenting/family life issues; as well as the neurobiology of stress and trauma.
My training equips me to work with a myriad of presentations. Treatment approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, somatic experiencing and mindfulness, as well as parts work, which is part of Internal Family Systems. Additionally, I help clients identify their strengths and ares which may need improvement. I am also EMDR trained Level 2 as well as couples counseling Gottman Method Level 2 trained. I also have experience in treating OCD, which many times is accompanied with a lot of shame. I am uniquely skilled at helping couples begin to dialog and understand their relationship in a way in which they can experience healing, hope, and growth, increasing intimacy, healthy conflict skills, and friendship.
I received my first counseling license in 2015 in Indiana and my License as a Professional Counselor in Texas in 2017. I am EMDR trained. I specialize in trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and Autsim.


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