- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Nicole
Nicole Wheeler is a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania with six years of counseling experience and a long history in mental health. She focuses on practical support for parents and people facing family stress. Her approach is calm, direct, and aimed at helping clients manage daily challenges so they can move forward.
She uses mindfulness and cognitive tools to help people change unhelpful thinking and build lasting coping skills. Sessions often include learning simple techniques to manage anxiety, improve sleep, and reduce stress.
Background and approach
Nicole also works with concerns like grief, trauma and abuse, anger, and mood differences such as depression and bipolar disorder. Nicole has experience with adoption and foster care, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and chronic illness or disability. She supports people dealing with communication struggles, codependency, commitment worries, and the guilt or shame that can follow life transitions.
She also offers guidance around ADHD, OCD tendencies, and habit concerns such as skin picking and hair pulling. Her style blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered skills, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior ideas, and mindfulness practices. That mix helps people learn new ways to notice thoughts, accept difficult feelings, and take action that fits their values.
Nicole emphasizes collaborative goal-setting so each person leaves with clear, usable tools. Sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She asks people to share details about their symptoms and history so she can recommend the best next steps and a good match for online care.
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
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicole lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
How mindfulness and cognitive approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck and then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and learning practical ways to change them, which can help with depression, sleep problems, and anxiety. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple present-moment awareness practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Nicole will work with each person to understand goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. Together they will try tools and adjust methods until the plan fits the person's life and needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or when daily support between sessions is helpful. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
Questions people ask about Nicole
What problems does Nicole help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, parenting and family concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and sleep problems. Other areas include grief, trauma and abuse, anger, career issues, bipolar and depression, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends mindfulness, cognitive strategies, and client-centered care. Sessions focus on practical skills, noticing thoughts, and taking steps that match personal values.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Nicole has six years of counseling experience and a long history working in the mental health field. That background includes work with adoption and foster care, blended families, and chronic illness.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a LPC, licensed in Pennsylvania. Her practice operates with that Pennsylvania license.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Nicole offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options give flexibility for different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates depend on those factors.
How do I begin a therapy relationship?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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