About Nichole
Nichole Proulx is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Maine. She has spent 13 years helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and practical.
Her approach centers on the person in front of her. She uses client-centered care to listen first, then guides people to notice strengths they already have. She often blends techniques from acceptance and commitment work, cognitive behavioral methods, and dialectical skills to match the needs of each person.
Background and approach
Nichole has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse, panic and mood disorders, grief, and substance challenges. She also helps with relationship struggles, communication problems, blended family issues, and parenting concerns. She works with issues such as dissociation, infidelity, and feelings of guilt and shame in straightforward ways.
In sessions she practices direct honesty, reflection, and sometimes light humor when it fits. She can offer a more question-driven session for people who want structure, or a quieter listening style for those who need space to speak. The goal is to help clients build practical coping skills and make choices that fit their values.
Nichole believes people are their own experts and aims to collaborate on realistic goals. If someone wants help with anxiety, relationships, or navigating life changes, she focuses on clear steps and steady progress rather than jargon.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on actions tied to their values. It can be useful for anxiety, life transitions, and coping with difficult emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting patterns of thinking and trying small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like panic or low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for tolerating distress, regulating emotions, and improving relationships, which can help with strong mood swings and intense anxiety.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Nichole works collaboratively to see which methods fit a person's goals, needs, and preferences. She will try practical techniques, adjust them as needed, and help clients decide what feels most helpful over time.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice and feedback. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people share thoughts in shorter bursts or between sessions. These options make it easier to fit work on anxiety, relationships, and life changes into a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Maine
- Languages
- English
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