About Nicole
Nicole Porter is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience. She uses a practical, down-to-earth style to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Nicole works from Colorado and speaks English.
She blends several well-known approaches to match each person's needs. Sessions often focus on clearer communication, coping tools for anxiety, grief processing, and building self-esteem. Nicole also supports people navigating family conflict, adoption and foster care questions, and career or life-purpose concerns.
How Nicole works
Nicole aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through painful memories or everyday pressures. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people try small, manageable changes. This often means practicing new ways to respond and noticing what matters most.
Her work includes attention to trauma, domestic violence, and complicated family histories. She also addresses issues like compassion fatigue, first responder stress, veteran and armed forces concerns, HIV/AIDS, immigration challenges, and fatherhood issues. Nicole draws on twenty years of experience to guide each step.
Nicole uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. She and the person she sees set practical goals and track progress over time. Sessions move at a pace that fits the person's life and responsibilities.
Nicole lists 9 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
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Nicole often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people clarify values, accept difficult feelings, and practice new behaviors. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and life transitions. CBT targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, teaching practical tools for managing anxiety, sleeping problems, and depressive symptoms.She approaches therapy as a collaborative process. Together they will try an approach, check how it feels, and adjust methods to fit goals and daily life. The therapist helps people pick techniques that work for them rather than insisting on one method.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper discussion is needed. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options give flexibility for people juggling work, parenting, or irregular hours.
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