About Nicole
Nicole Shaddix-Olsen is a licensed counselor who focuses on building strong connections in therapy. She uses relationship-focused and skills-based methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and difficult life changes. Nicole holds LCPC and LPC credentials and brings nine years of clinical experience to her work in Florida.
In sessions she creates a calm space for clients to talk about what feels hard. She listens closely and helps people name feelings and patterns that get in the way.
How Nicole works
Nicole blends practical tools with attention to personal history so clients can try new ways of coping. Her background includes helping people handle trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and identity concerns such as LGBT and gender dysphoria. She also supports those navigating parenting strain, family conflict, career questions, and issues around intimacy and attachment.
Nicole uses approaches like attachment-based work to understand relationship patterns, client-centered methods to follow the client’s pace, and DBT skills to manage emotional intensity. She also draws on EMDR and mindfulness practices when trauma or overwhelming memories are part of the picture. Sessions may include skill practice, focused conversation, and short exercises to reduce anxiety or improve communication.
Nicole works with clients to set clear goals and to track small steps toward change. The aim is steady progress that fits each person’s day-to-day life.
Nicole lists 8 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
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCPC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and behavior. Online sessions using this approach look at recurring patterns in relationships and help people try new ways of relating and connecting. Client-centered therapy centers the client’s experience and pace; the therapist follows the person’s lead and supports their goals through reflective listening and problem-solving.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and reducing impulsive reactions. In online sessions DBT often includes short skills coaching, practice assignments, and step-by-step guidance to use in everyday moments.
Nicole treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with each client about goals and preferences, then recommend one or a mix of methods to try. This collaborative process helps match tools to the issues someone brings, whether that is trauma, anxiety, relationship patterns, or life transitions.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging can fit into busy days and support brief updates or skill reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent with work and family life.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with NicoleWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does Nicole address in therapy?
How would you describe her therapy style?
What experience does she bring?
Where is Nicole licensed and located?
Which languages are sessions offered in?
What session formats are available?
How is cost handled for sessions?
How do I begin working with her?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions