About Nicole
Nicole Woolery is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) in Ohio who helps people handle stress, anxiety, trauma, and bumps in life. She brings 14 years of experience to sessions and aims to support clearer thinking and calmer responses. Her style is practical and supportive so parents can read straightforward guidance and next steps.
Nicole draws from several evidence-informed approaches to meet each person's needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts, test beliefs, and choose actions that match their values.
Background and approach
Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing are woven in to strengthen day-to-day coping. Her background includes hospital, school, community, and independent practice settings. Early work in inner-city schools focused on at-risk kids and trauma and later roles expanded to adults and group therapy in hospitals.
This variety informs how she adapts tools to different life stages and stressors. Sessions are collaborative and strength-based. Nicole works with clients to clarify goals, spot manageable steps, and build skills for issues such as parenting strain, grief, relationship conflict, mood concerns, ADHD challenges, and work stress.
She can include faith-based perspectives when a client prefers that approach. People who work with Nicole can expect clear explanations, practical exercises, and regular reviews of progress. She emphasizes values, mindfulness, and small behavior changes so daily life becomes more manageable.
How practical therapies translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values despite unwanted thoughts or feelings. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and testing unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to notice thoughts and sensations without getting carried away by them, which can lower reactivity and help with stress and trauma symptoms.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to pick methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. Sessions often include brief skill practice, homework tasks, and regular check-ins to see what is working and what needs adjusting.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues during deeper conversations. Phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief support into a busy day or follow up after a session. These options help people access consistent care without traveling to an office.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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