About Nicole
Nicole Palubniak is a licensed professional counselor in New Jersey who helps people manage intense emotions and painful life events. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and issues with self-esteem and relationships. Nicole aims to create a calm, straightforward space where people can talk through what’s most troubling them and learn tools that actually fit their lives.
Nicole uses practical approaches to help clients respond differently to difficult thoughts and feelings.
How Nicole works
She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotional regulation and better ways to cope in high-stress moments. In sessions she adds mindfulness practices to help people notice what is happening in the body and mind without judgment.
Motivational interviewing guides conversations about change when someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps. These methods are used together to build a plan that matches each person’s goals. Nicole has six years of clinical experience as an LPC.
Her work includes a broad range of concerns such as addictions, grief, sleep and eating struggles, parenting stress, ADHD, and complex trauma-related issues. She also addresses areas like attachment, communication problems, codependency, and coping with separation. People can expect direct, empathetic guidance and concrete strategies to try between sessions.
Nicole supports steady progress through collaborative goal setting and regular check-ins on what is or isn’t working.
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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
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Nicole uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. CBT sessions often include clear, short exercises and practical homework that can be discussed during video or phone meetings.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach breathing, grounding, and emotion-regulation techniques. DBT-style work focuses on skills practice and role-play that adapt well to live chat, text check-ins, or brief phone coaching between longer sessions.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. Nicole will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and daily life. She adjusts pace and techniques based on feedback so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screenshare of worksheets. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier when someone needs a quicker check-in. Live chat or text-based messaging supports short updates, skills practice, and timely reminders between scheduled meetings.
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