About Nicole
Dr. Nicole Harder helps people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or shifts in relationships. She uses straightforward talk and practical steps so people can start feeling steadier.
Nicole is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 18 years of clinical experience in Texas. She works one person at a time to tailor sessions to what matters most. Conversations focus on immediate concerns like low mood, trouble with intimacy, compassion fatigue, or problems with eating and substance use.
How Nicole works
Nicole pays attention to how life events, family history, and self-image affect daily coping. Her approach blends person-centered listening with strategies that change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses motivational interviewing to build momentum when change feels hard.
Solution-focused tools help set small, achievable goals and track progress between sessions. Nicole aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can name their struggles and try practical techniques. She often helps people untangle issues such as guilt, shame, codependency, or feeling empty after major life changes.
Sessions typically move at the client’s pace and focus on clear steps forward. In addition to anxiety and depression, she supports people dealing with anger, relationship communication problems, caregiver stress, and recovery from divorce or separation. People who want a direct but compassionate therapist to help them rebuild confidence and purpose may find her style helpful.
Nicole lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Nicole works with
The areas below are the ones Nicole selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Nicole combines client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people who are struggling with anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful habits. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and responding with respect so clients feel heard and can name what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to shift patterns that keep problems going.She also uses motivational interviewing when someone feels stuck and needs help finding internal reasons to change. Choosing the right mix of methods is collaborative - Nicole will work with each person to decide what fits their goals, needs, and comfort level. That plan can change as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are handy for brief check-ins, homework support, or when scheduling makes shorter contact more practical. These options make therapy more flexible for people juggling work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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