About Nicholas
Nicholas Masser is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years of experience based in New York. He helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety and those facing relationship and parenting struggles. Nicholas focuses on practical ways to move forward and respects each person's strengths and story.
Nicholas starts by listening to what matters most to the client. He helps people notice patterns that keep problems active and then works with them to try new ways of coping.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and focused on real-life steps that can fit into a busy schedule. He uses tools drawn from several approaches to match what each person needs. That can mean practical thinking exercises, mindfulness practices to calm the body, or brief goal-focused work to get through a specific problem.
Nicholas also draws on longer-term talking methods when people want to understand how past experiences shape current reactions. People bring many concerns including depression, grief, sleep problems, anger, addictions, chronic illness, and career or life-purpose questions. He also supports people managing ADHD, compassion fatigue, and first responder or veteran-related stress.
The goal is to build coping skills and clearer choices for daily life. Nicholas works by collaborating with each person to set realistic goals. He encourages small experiments between sessions and reviews what helps and what needs to change.
He aims to keep therapy practical and respectful while addressing deeper issues when they arise.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It often helps with anxiety, stress, sleep problems, and mood by teaching concrete skills you can practice between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and calm the body; it can be useful for anxiety, anger, and chronic stress. Motivational Interviewing uses focused questions and reflective listening to support readiness for change, which can be helpful with addictions, behavior change, and building healthy routines.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Nicholas will work with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, lifestyle, and what feels most useful. He checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on what helps and what doesn't.
Online formats make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face work and practice of skills, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging support quick check-ins and brief coaching between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility for people who need therapy around work, caregiving, or other routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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