Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Nicole works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Tennessee, Illinois, North Dakota, New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Nicole
Nicole Allen is an LCSW who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and stressful life shifts. She often supports individuals dealing with anger, anxiety, stress, and questions about identity and direction. Her style is practical and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on skills people can use between sessions.
She combines talk therapy with hands-on skill building. That can look like learning ways to reframe troubling thoughts, practicing breathing and grounding tools, or building routines that support better sleep and mood.
Background and approach
Nicole uses plain language and short-term goals so the work feels manageable. Nicole draws from several approaches to match each person's needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and action, and client-centered moments to make space for a person's experience.
Mindfulness and DBT strategies are added when someone needs emotion regulation or distress tolerance skills. Over her 10 years of practice she has helped people cope with trauma, family stress, caregiving burden, parenting strain, career uncertainty, and symptoms of depression and ADHD. She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, and problems tied to adoption and foster care.
Sessions aim to identify small, workable changes that fit daily life. Nicole emphasizes repeatable skills - like coping tools, self-care routines, and communication strategies - so progress continues after the session ends.
What Nicole works with
Everything Nicole lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Nicole's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Money and financial issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- 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)
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Nicole often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters most and take small, value-driven steps. ACT focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and moving toward actions that match your goals, which can ease feelings like anger or emptiness.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and teaches specific techniques for changing those patterns to improve mood and sleep.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Nicole will work with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That might mean trying a few techniques and adjusting what’s used as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill coaching, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports ongoing brief updates and homework. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, caregiving, and busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Nicole
What issues does Nicole help with?
Nicole works with concerns such as anger, anxiety, stress, depression, sleep problems, and career questions. She also helps with trauma, family problems, ADHD, and parenting strain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and person-focused, mixing conversation with skill practice. Sessions emphasize tools you can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Nicole has 10 years of clinical experience working with a variety of concerns related to emotion regulation, trauma, and life transitions.
Where is Nicole licensed and based?
She holds LCSW credentials in North Dakota and Illinois and is based in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.