About Nicole
Nicole Agostini Robinson is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years of experience in New York. She focuses on practical ways to manage stress and anxiety and to rebuild a sense of balance when life feels overwhelming. Nicole listens closely and helps people take small, doable steps toward feeling better.
Her approach is straightforward and goal-oriented. She uses evidence-based methods to help with anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, work stress, and big life changes.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with grief, caregiving strain, cancer, aging concerns, and the ripple effects of disasters. Nicole draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to create brief, focused plans. Sessions often involve identifying patterns, testing new behaviors, and setting clear next steps.
She helps people notice what’s working and what needs to change. Across settings large and small, Nicole has worked with individuals facing chronic illness, trauma, and complicated life transitions. Her two decades of practice include roles in hospitals and community organizations in New York.
That range shaped a practical, paced way of working with clients. Clients can expect a collaborative process. Nicole aims to meet people where they are and to move at a realistic pace.
She helps people clarify goals, try new strategies, and track progress toward a steadier, more meaningful day-to-day life.
How therapy approaches fit into online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. It focuses on practical exercises and short-term goals that can be practiced between sessions.Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to boost motivation for change. It helps someone weigh their options, resolve ambivalence, and build commitment to steps that align with their values.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then tailor techniques together. That collaborative process helps decide whether CBT, motivational techniques, or a solution-focused emphasis makes the most sense.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls replicate a face-to-face conversation when depth of interaction matters. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be a quicker check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief updates, ongoing support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options give flexibility for scheduling, follow-up between meetings, and keeping momentum while managing work, caregiving, or treatment for medical issues.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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