- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey, Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Nicole
Nicole Cassidy is a licensed professional counselor with 13 years of experience helping adults work through stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and parenting concerns. She approaches each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on. Her manner is respectful, sensitive, and compassionate, aiming to make starting therapy feel manageable for a worried parent.
Nicole focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions.
Background and approach
She offers coaching-style guidance for motivation and career questions, and she helps people develop tools for anger, workplace stress, and coping with life changes. When parenting feels overwhelming, she helps parents sort priorities and try new strategies that fit their household.
Her work draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking, dialectical behavior ideas for emotion regulation, and attachment-based perspectives to understand relationship patterns. She uses mindfulness and acceptance methods to help people tolerate difficult feelings while moving toward valued goals. Nicole treats LGBT concerns and intimacy-related issues with attention to each person’s unique situation.
She also supports people managing ADHD, seasonal mood shifts, and the impacts of trauma and abandonment on current relationships. Her sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-focused so parents can apply what they learn right away. Clients meet with Nicole from New Jersey via multiple online formats.
She listens first, helps clarify what a client wants to change, and then works collaboratively to build a plan that fits daily life.
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
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Forgiveness
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- 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)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, parenting stress, and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and trying new behaviors to change mood and functioning; it often helps with depression, anxiety, and workplace challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape how people relate now and can be helpful for intimacy concerns and relationship stress.Deciding on the right approach is part of the work together. Nicole will listen to your goals and preferences, explain different methods, and collaborate with you to pick techniques that feel useful. That means tailoring sessions to what you need rather than using a single one-size-fits-all plan.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when schedules are tight. Phone sessions can be easier when video bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to get timely support between longer sessions and fit therapy into busy days. These formats help parents balance caregiving, work, and appointments while still making steady progress.
Questions people ask about Nicole
What kinds of concerns does Nicole help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, parenting issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, ADHD, career stress, and related areas.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is respectful and practical. She focuses on strengths, uses goal-oriented tools, and helps people apply strategies between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Nicole has 13 years of professional experience supporting people with mood, relationship, and life transition concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and practices from New Jersey. Her documented licenses include PA LPC and NJ LPC.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Nicole provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session based on therapist availability.
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