About Nicholas
Nicholas Sanfilipo is a licensed professional counselor in New Mexico with 27 years of practice. He helps people facing stress and anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, and depression. He also supports those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, and self-esteem concerns.
Nicholas approaches sessions by treating each person as the expert in their own life. He looks for strengths people already have and builds on them. Therapy is presented as a practical process where small changes can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
He uses straightforward methods that focus on thoughts, behaviors, and present concerns. Conversations often include real-world strategies to reduce worry, improve communication, and manage strong emotions. Mindfulness techniques are used to help people notice and calm immediate stress responses.
Nicholas blends short-term problem solving with deeper, person-centered listening. That means working together to set goals, then tracking progress in simple steps. Sessions may include skills practice, reflection, and planning for real situations outside of therapy.
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person selects Start Therapy, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules based on therapist availability.
Approaches that fit into everyday life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and collaboration. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what matters to them, and helps them notice strengths that can be useful in hard times. This approach is helpful when someone needs a respectful space to sort out feelings and values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep anxiety or depression going. Sessions include clear steps and practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and acting, which can reduce worry and improve mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust plans together. Therapy is presented as a collaborative process where methods are chosen based on what helps most in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy schedules. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be helpful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports brief check-ins or notes between sessions. These options make it possible to practice skills and keep momentum without frequent travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English
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