About Nicole
Nicole Kaufman is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and low self-esteem. She also offers coaching for life transitions and relationship questions. She speaks English and practices from Florida as a Florida LMHC and a North Carolina LCMHC.
Her style is direct and practical. She listens first, then focuses on skills that can be used right away. Sessions aim to make confusing feelings easier to understand and to build steps clients can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Nicole uses straightforward language so busy parents or overwhelmed people can follow along. Nicole combines short-term tools with deeper reflection. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking, mindfulness to build calm and focus, and psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns from the past.
She also uses solution-focused work to set clear goals and motivational interviewing to strengthen commitment to change. Over her five years of practice, Nicole has helped people untangle relationship problems, manage strong emotions, and rebuild confidence after painful experiences. She pays attention to the stories people tell about themselves and helps them test new ways of thinking and acting.
Therapy sessions include discussion, practice exercises, and steps to try between meetings. People who choose her often want practical strategies and fewer confusing labels. Nicole aims to make progress feel manageable and to show clients how small changes can lead to clearer thinking and steadier emotions.
How Nicole’s approaches work online
Nicole often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change thought patterns that worsen anxiety or depression. CBT focuses on practical steps and small experiments you can try between sessions to see what helps.She also draws on mindfulness therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and increase focus. Mindfulness can help when emotions feel overwhelming or persistent.
Motivational interviewing is used to build motivation and clarify goals when someone feels stuck. It helps people identify personal reasons for change and choose steps that feel manageable.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Nicole talks with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts methods as progress unfolds. This collaborative process helps find what fits best for practical life demands.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone calls work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text are useful for shorter check-ins, quick problem-solving, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different day-to-day needs.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, Florida
- Languages
- English