About Nicole
Nicole Kaufman is a licensed mental health counselor with five years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, and relationship challenges. She uses straightforward guidance and practical techniques so clients can start making changes quickly.
Nicole listens for patterns that keep problems repeating. She helps people name what is going on, decide what matters most, and try small steps that lead to relief.
How Nicole works
Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings as well as talking through the current crisis. Her work often addresses issues like abandonment, commitment worries, communication breakdowns, control struggles, infidelity, and the pain of separation. Nicole also supports people facing family of origin concerns, feelings of emptiness, shame or guilt, and questions about life purpose or midlife transitions.
She draws on several practical approaches including cognitive behavioral methods to change unhelpful thoughts, mindfulness to slow down and notice patterns, and motivational interviewing to build momentum for change. Nicole also integrates psychodynamic ideas to look at deeper patterns and solution-focused techniques to set clear goals. Nicole practices in Florida as an LMHC and LCMHC.
She offers a calm, direct style and a focus on skills that make day-to-day life easier. If you want clear steps and a steady partner in sorting things out, she can help you work toward that.
Nicole lists 6 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approach and online care that fit your life
Nicole uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems alive, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and depression. She also uses mindfulness therapy to teach simple awareness techniques that reduce reactivity and help with emotional regulation. Motivational interviewing is another tool she uses to help people find their own reasons to make changes and to build momentum toward goals.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Nicole will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust plans as needed so therapy fits the person rather than forcing a single format.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video works well when visual connection helps the conversation. Phone calls can be a good option when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching-style support, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These options give flexibility and multiple ways to stay connected between appointments.
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