About Nicole
Dr. Nicole Livingston is a New Jersey clinical psychologist with 24 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, ADHD, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, and the strains of parenting.
Her approach is calm and straightforward, aimed at practical change. Dr. Livingston blends client-centered listening with evidence-based tools.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to break unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness techniques help people notice stress reactions and choose different responses.
Background and approach
She also uses motivational interviewing to support people who feel stuck or uncertain about change. Solution-focused methods help set clear, achievable goals and track progress in short steps. Together these approaches are used to match each person's needs and pace.
Her background includes long-term work with a wide range of concerns such as chronic illness, caregiving stress, developmental and intellectual disabilities, grief and end-of-life issues, and life transitions. That experience informs a flexible style aimed at everyday problems and complex challenges alike. Sessions are conducted in ways that fit a person’s schedule, including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging.
Dr. Livingston works with individual adults and with parents who need support managing the demands of family life. She aims to create a respectful space where people can try practical strategies and notice change over time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a respectful relationship. In an online setting that looks like focused attention, reflective questions, and collaborative goal-setting to make sessions feel practical and person-focused.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety and depression going. CBT online often uses short check-ins, worksheets or brief exercises between sessions, and clear step-by-step plans to test different coping skills.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress reactivity. These tools can be practiced in short moments during the day and reviewed together in sessions to see what helps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods together and adjust as needed. This collaborative process helps tailor care to each person's situation.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for longer therapy conversations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and text messaging lets people send updates or brief reflections between scheduled meetings. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into daily life and make it easier to keep momentum.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- ADHD
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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