About Nicole
Nicole Faulkner is an AASW-accredited social worker with 12 years of professional experience in Australia. She has worked across government and non-government settings and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief and low mood. Nicole aims to make the first step easier for anyone who is ready to reach out.
Nicole keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens first and then helps people name patterns that make life harder.
Background and approach
She pays attention to relationships, attachment and the ways past hurts can affect how someone feels and responds now. Her work covers a range of concerns including trauma and abuse, self-esteem, motivation and confidence. She also supports people facing caregiver strain, chronic illness or ongoing health problems, and those coping with separation, guilt or significant life transitions.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Nicole uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people build coping skills and try new ways of handling stress and upsetting thoughts. She encourages small steps and practical strategies that can be used between sessions.
Nicole works in English and provides a calm, non-judgemental space to talk. She understands that reaching out takes courage and aims to make the process as clear and manageable as possible.
Evidence-based approaches for online support
Nicole uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build skills. Cognitive approaches focus on recognising and changing unhelpful thought patterns that feed anxiety and low mood; they teach practical tactics for responding to worrying thoughts and breaking cycles of avoidance. Trauma-informed care pays attention to the impact of past harm on current reactions and helps people develop safety, grounding and pacing strategies while working through difficult memories.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss what feels most useful and adapt methods to match each person's goals, history and preferences. Decisions about techniques are collaborative and reviewed as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexible options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or times when typing feels more comfortable. These formats aim to make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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