About Nicholas
Dr. Nicholas Schweizer trained in medicine and counseling and brings 18 years of clinical experience to his work in Maryland. He focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
He helps with anxiety, stress, mood concerns, addiction, and related life issues. He combines talk and skills-based methods to tackle day-to-day problems. Sessions look at thoughts, behaviors, and emotions and teach coping tools that can be practiced between meetings.
He also uses motivational strategies to support change around substance use and other habits.
Background and approach
His background includes work in both outpatient and inpatient settings and long experience delivering education about mental health and addiction. He has provided programs and consultation in clinical and educational environments and has worked with hospital teams over many years. Dr.
Schweizer holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - LCPC. His training includes substance abuse counseling and advanced study in counseling and education. He draws on that mix when someone needs both behavioral tools and practical coaching.
People who come to him often want clear steps, straightforward feedback, and strategies they can use outside sessions. He structures meetings to set goals, teach skills, and track progress. Those looking for help with anxiety, sleep problems, addictions, ADHD, or career and life transitions may find this style useful.
He offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Formats include video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make it easier to fit help into a busy schedule.
Approaches and online care for anxiety and habit change
Dr. Schweizer commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve sleep. Motivational Interviewing is a conversation style that helps people find their own reasons to change habits like substance use or smoking.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will work with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy lives. Video calls allow full conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum and practice new skills in everyday settings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- HIV / AIDS
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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