About Nicole
Nicole Reineri is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri. She draws on several therapeutic approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, depression, addiction, and other life challenges. Her style is straightforward and practical, aiming to help people find clearer perspective and better coping skills.
Nicole earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in professional counseling from Lindenwood University. Before becoming a therapist she worked in vocational rehabilitation, pain management, substance use services, and applied behavior analysis.
How Nicole works
She also completed a practicum at Northwest High School providing group work for at-risk students and individual crisis counseling. Nicole has taught introductory psychology at the college level and maintains a independent practice. She uses a blend of methods so sessions can be tailored to each person’s needs.
Approaches she draws on include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused ideas, and existential perspectives. In session she helps people sort through thoughts, identify feelings, and notice what matters most to them. She supports people aiming to change patterns, cope with grief, navigate family and relationship stress, or address addiction and recovery issues.
Her work often focuses on helping people build skills and clarity so they can move toward their goals. Nicole emphasizes acceptance, understanding, and intentional growth. She aims to help people reach a steadier place and greater contentment in daily life.
Nicole lists 10 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
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches available online
Nicole often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their thoughts and values, and take small steps toward a meaningful life even when feelings are hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Nicole will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. That decision can change as therapy progresses, and she aims to adapt the plan together with the client.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit counseling into a busy life. Video lets people use nonverbal cues and a more traditional session feel. Phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter exchanges, ongoing support, and people who prefer writing over speaking. These options offer flexibility for scheduling and different ways to work toward goals.
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