About Nicole
Nicole Larson is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Minnesota. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, and self-esteem concerns. She sees people who struggle with panic, mood shifts, and feelings of isolation and shame.
Nicole emphasizes practical steps and steady support to help clients move forward. Nicole has about 15 years of clinical experience working in mental health settings. She believes the client is the expert on their own life and that strengths already present can be used to solve current problems.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with attention to what is realistic for each person. Her approach centers on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are adapted to each person’s needs. Nicole helps people break down overwhelming problems into small, workable steps.
She also addresses attachment and abandonment wounds that can affect relationships and self-worth. Nicole supports people dealing with caregiver stress, communication challenges, control issues, and the fallout from divorce or separation. She also helps those wrestling with guilt, shame, impulsivity, and questions about life purpose or midlife changes.
Practical coping tools are paired with attention to meaning and values. Clients can expect straightforward feedback, a steady presence, and an emphasis on building daily habits that reduce anxiety and improve mood. Nicole guides people in developing clearer goals, better routines, and more effective ways to handle intense emotions.
Approaches that guide online care
Nicole uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's needs. One approach focuses on practical coping skills - teaching breathing and grounding exercises, breaking problems into small steps, and building routines to reduce panic and overwhelm. This helps with anxiety, panic attacks, and daily stress. Another common approach addresses trauma-related patterns by helping people name difficult memories, understand how those experiences shape reactions, and practice new ways of responding to triggers. That work supports recovery from post-traumatic stress and abuse-related symptoms.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Nicole works with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust strategies over time. She helps clients test what feels most helpful and keeps goal-setting simple and concrete so progress can be measured week to week.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper work, while phone sessions can be an easier option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick check-ins or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep continuity when routines change.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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