- Practical coping strategies
- Evening and weekend hours
- Collaborative care
About Nicole
Nicole Saunders is a licensed mental health counselor with more than 21 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, relationship and family concerns, trauma, and mood challenges. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Nicole encourages small steps that build toward clearer routines and better rest when sleep is an issue.
Nicole writes session plans to match each person's needs rather than offering a one-size-fits-all approach. She blends practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy with acceptance-based ideas to help people notice what matters most and act toward it. She also uses attachment-informed work to look at how earlier relationships shape current patterns.
Over two decades in the field has allowed her to support people facing complex life events like grief, addiction, caregiving stress, and transitions out of the military. She offers later evening hours on weekdays and some weekend times to help fit sessions into busy schedules. Before the first appointment she asks new clients to complete an additional informed consent form.
Nicole holds the Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, abbreviated LMHC. She is licensed in Florida and Washington and has experience addressing parenting issues, intimacy concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, aimed at practical change.
If managing sleep or daily stress is taking a toll, Nicole works with clients to build routines, improve coping skills, and reconnect with meaningful goals.
How these approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then move toward actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, sleep habits, and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns; this is useful for insomnia, anxiety, and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can help with intimacy, communication, and family conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicole collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She adjusts techniques over time so the plan stays useful and relevant rather than fixed.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by offering later evening or weekend times, shorter check-ins when needed, and reduced travel time. It also allows people to use different tools from session to session - for example, practice exercises, guided sleep routines, or skills coaching that fit into daily routines.
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Experience
21+ years
Credentials
Florida, Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help people with?
Nicole helps people facing stress, anxiety, sleeping trouble, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She takes a practical, collaborative approach that blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance-based and attachment-informed ideas. Sessions emphasize clear strategies and goal-focused conversations.
How much experience does she have?
Nicole brings 21 years of mental health experience working with a wide range of concerns, including transitions out of the military and caregiver stress.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds the LMHC credential and is licensed in Florida and Washington; her profile lists Florida as a practice location.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are online or remote session formats available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options with the therapist before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.