About Nicholas
Nicholas Sanfilipo is a licensed professional counselor (LPCC) based in New Mexico with 27 years of experience. He helps people manage stress and anxiety, work through parenting concerns, cope with anger and depression, and navigate major life changes. He also supports those dealing with relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and low self-esteem.
Nicholas believes people know their own stories and brings a respectful, listening-first approach. Sessions focus on concrete steps clients can try between meetings.
Background and approach
He uses clear feedback and practical tools rather than long lectures. His methods draw from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and solution-focused ideas. That mix helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice new behaviors, and build small, manageable goals.
Nicholas adapts tools to what fits each person's life and schedule. Over nearly three decades he has seen many common struggles related to family of origin issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation, and social anxiety. He aims to make therapy understandable and useful from the first session.
People can expect a patient listener who offers clear suggestions and real-world homework. The goal is steady progress toward better coping, clearer communication, and more confidence in daily life.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your perspective. The therapist reflects what you say and helps you find your own answers, which can be useful for relationship struggles, grief, and self-esteem work.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and actions interact. It teaches simple exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and try new behaviors, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and anger management.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to pick methods that match your goals and daily life. You and the therapist decide together which tools to try and when to adjust them.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and verbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins or scheduling simpler and can fit into a busy day. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and accessible for different routines and needs.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English