About Nicole
Dr. Nicole King is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on stress and anxiety. She helps people who are coping with trauma, LGBTQ+ concerns, parenting strain, and anger.
Her approach aims to make busy lives easier to manage with straightforward support and practical steps. Dr. King draws on 18 years of experience in mental health practice in North Carolina.
She pays attention to who each person is and to their life story.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's comfort level rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. In the room she emphasizes clear communication and learning skills you can use outside sessions. That can mean short tools for calming intense moments, ways to shift unhelpful thoughts, or practice conversations for difficult relationships.
She also helps people explore identity, self-worth, and life purpose in concrete ways. Her work includes support for people facing mood and personality concerns, body image struggles, substance issues, and caregiver stress. She is attentive to trauma and to the lasting effects of past abuse or loss.
Her goal is to help people build manageable routines and small changes that add up. Dr. King offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Sessions are part of a subscription that can be canceled at any time. New clients begin by completing a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling according to availability.
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Dr. King uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in straightforward language. One common approach focuses on teaching skills to manage anxiety and strong emotions, such as breathing exercises, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance. These techniques help when worry or panic get in the way of daily life.Another frequent approach targets patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. That work involves noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing whether they are accurate, and trying small behavior changes to see different results. This is useful for anxiety, low mood, and relationship stress.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, comfort level, and daily routine. Plans are adjusted over time based on how the work is going, so the approach can shift as needs change.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when meeting in person isn't possible. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to get brief support between sessions or to fit therapy around a busy schedule. These options aim to make regular care more flexible and easier to attend.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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