About Nicole
Nicole Larson helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood problems, and the effects of trauma. She works with adults who struggle with depression, bipolar symptoms, panic, and low self-esteem. Nicole affirms that each person brings strengths to the work and that reaching out is a brave step toward change.
Nicole uses straightforward conversation to identify what feels most urgent. She listens for patterns such as attachment wounds, abandonment worries, or difficulties with control and communication.
Background and approach
Then she and the client choose practical steps to try between sessions. These may include small behavior changes, emotion regulation exercises, or ways to reframe painful thoughts. Her approach is collaborative and paced to the person.
Nicole has 15 years of experience as a LPCC, working across mood disorders and trauma-related concerns. She focuses on helping people restore balance and regain motivation after setbacks. Nicole also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, loneliness, life transitions, and forgiveness work.
She helps clients sort through guilt, impulsivity, and relationship patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions aim to clarify goals and build skills that make daily life easier. People commonly leave sessions with a short plan to practice before the next visit.
Nicole emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes. Her style is warm and direct, guiding clients toward clearer choices and more manageable routines.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Nicole typically draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on mood regulation and processing trauma. One approach helps people learn specific skills to manage anxiety, panic, and mood swings by practicing simple exercises and tracking what works. Another approach focuses on processing traumatic experiences and their effects on daily life, using careful, paced conversations and gradual exposure to reduce distress.Choosing the right method is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to identify which techniques feel most useful and to adjust approaches as needs and goals change. This gives clients a chance to try things and give feedback so the treatment fits their life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for in-depth work, phone sessions can be used when video is difficult, and chat or messaging are useful for brief check-ins or when someone prefers typing. These options make it easier to keep regular appointments and to use skills in day-to-day moments.
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What this counselor 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