- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Maine
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Nicole
Nicole Phelan is a licensed clinical social worker based in Maine. She has nine years of clinical experience and listens with a direct, compassionate style. Nicole focuses on practical steps that help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting and family concerns, and trauma-related issues.
Nicole keeps sessions interactive and straightforward. She blends talk therapy with practical tools clients can try between sessions. She often encourages getting outdoors as part of building self-esteem and coping skills, and she invites clients to notice what activities help them feel calmer and more grounded.
Background and approach
Her work includes supporting people who have experienced abuse, attachment disruptions, or major life changes. Nicole also addresses mood-related concerns such as bipolar disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation, and eating-related issues, and she helps clients work through relationship and communication problems. Nicole uses approaches that focus on current problems and on personal values.
She draws from cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance and commitment concepts, attachment-based understanding, Jungian perspectives, and motivational interviewing to shape sessions. That mix helps form plans that match each person’s needs and goals. Sessions are offered in English and are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Nicole holds a Maine LCSW credential and works with people who want practical, down-to-earth support for the challenges they face.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicole lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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 to online care
Nicole often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. That approach can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That work helps when people struggle with trust, connection, or recurring relationship problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another tool she brings in to identify unhelpful thinking and try concrete experiments that change behavior and mood.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Nicole collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. She adjusts plans as needs change and invites feedback about what is or isn’t helpful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit quick updates, brief coaching, or times when typing feels easier than talking. These formats make it simpler to fit sessions around work, childcare, or other obligations.
Questions people ask about Nicole
What concerns does Nicole commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting and family issues, trauma and abuse, and mood-related concerns such as bipolar disorder and disruptive mood dysregulation.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is warm but direct and interactive. Sessions focus on practical steps, problem solving, and drawing on what matters most to the client.
What background and experience does she bring?
Nicole has nine years of clinical experience and has supported people with trauma, attachment issues, ADHD, and a range of mood and eating concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing from Maine.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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