About Nicole
Nicole Cassidy is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey with 13 years of experience. She works with adults who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, depression, or life transitions. Her style is respectful and down-to-earth, and she approaches each person as the expert on their own life.
Nicole emphasizes practical steps that fit into everyday life. She helps people notice what matters most, set small goals, and try new ways of coping.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what is useful in the moment and what will move someone toward a more satisfying life. Her work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to map unhelpful thinking and build new habits. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and increase psychological flexibility.
Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at relationship patterns and intimacy concerns. Nicole supports people facing a wide range of concerns including relationship issues, parenting strain, workplace stress, trauma and abuse, ADHD challenges, and questions around identity and sexuality. She also addresses specifics such as social anxiety, seasonal affective disorder, and issues with control or dependency.
Nicole aims to be a steady partner in change, offering straightforward feedback and practical tools. She invites clients to bring their own goals and to shape the pace of work together. People who want clear skills and compassionate support often do well with her approach.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Nicole often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and lift mood. CBT can help with worry, social anxiety, and workplace stress by breaking problems into manageable steps.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take meaningful action even when uncomfortable feelings arise. ACT is useful for managing chronic worry, low motivation, and life changes by teaching mindfulness and committed action strategies.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Nicole discusses goals and preferences in early sessions and adjusts methods over time. She invites clients to try exercises between meetings and checks in about what helps most, so therapy stays focused on each person's needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or use less bandwidth, while messaging and live chat let people check in between meetings or use shorter, frequent touchpoints. These options make it easier to work on anxiety, relationships, and day-to-day coping from wherever the client is located in New Jersey.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey, Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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