- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Nicole
Nicole Merhaut is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Florida. She draws on eight years of clinical experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and life transitions. Nicole uses practical, easy-to-follow methods in sessions.
She focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and on setting clear, realistic goals. Sessions are collaborative and aim for short-term progress toward meaningful changes. Her background includes work in community mental health in roles such as targeted case manager and master level practitioner.
Background and approach
That work involved helping people with depression, anger, addiction concerns, coping with chronic illness and pain, and eating-related issues. She also has experience supporting people affected by trauma and abuse and those managing symptoms of autism spectrum conditions. Nicole blends cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused strategies.
That means she helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and also build practical steps toward the outcomes they want. She uses straightforward tools you can practice between sessions. Parents will find clear guidance on family and parenting topics, co-parenting difficulties, and blended family concerns.
Nicole also offers support for career stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges. Her approach is warm, nonjudgmental, and goal-oriented.
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
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
Approaches Nicole lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that fit real-life parenting needs
Nicole brings together Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to address practical parenting and family challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and teaches concrete strategies to change patterns that cause stress or conflict. Solution-Focused Therapy is goal-directed and concentrates on small, achievable steps to move toward the future you want.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Nicole will talk with you about your goals, try methods that match your needs, and adjust the plan as you make progress. The work is shared so you leave with tools that fit your daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and role play. Phone sessions can be a simpler way to check in when bandwidth or scheduling is tight. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or quick problem solving between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules while keeping the focus on clear, practical steps.
Questions people ask about Nicole
What kinds of concerns does Nicole address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and parenting concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating-related issues, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Nicole uses a blend of cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused methods to spot thinking patterns and set practical goals. Sessions are collaborative and focused on concrete steps you can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working in community mental health roles and as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Where is Nicole licensed and located?
Nicole is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a therapy relationship?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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