About Cory
Cory Nicolas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She uses straightforward language and practical steps so conversations are easy to follow. Cory aims to help clients feel more steady and able to make choices that match their values.
Cory draws on more than 13 years of clinical experience working with trauma, relationship patterns, and family concerns. She helps people notice how past events influence current reactions and guides them toward new ways of responding.
Background and approach
Sessions typically include gentle exploration of difficult memories and concrete strategies for reducing panic and worry. Her approach blends trauma-informed ideas with techniques that target thoughts, body sensations, and behavior. That can mean learning simple breathing and grounding practices, practicing new communication skills, or testing small behavior changes between sessions.
Cory meets clients where they are and moves at a practical pace. People looking for help with panic attacks, phobias, or ongoing worry may find a clear plan in sessions. She also addresses relationship issues such as communication breakdowns, infidelity, and commitment concerns.
Caregiver stress, codependency, and family of origin issues are other areas she supports. Cory practices in Hawaii and works in English. She offers a range of online formats so people can choose what fits their day.
To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Online approaches for trauma and anxiety
Cory uses a mix of trauma-informed methods and skills-based work to address anxiety and related concerns. One approach focuses on processing difficult memories in a paced way so the emotional charge eases and people can make different choices. Another approach emphasizes cognitive and behavioral techniques that identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce panic and worry.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Cory will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and comfort level. Together you will track what helps and adjust the plan so sessions stay practical and goal oriented.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls work well for longer conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are good for brief check-ins, quick coaching, or when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on steady progress and skills practice.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Hawaii, Nevada
- Languages
- English
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