- ACT techniques
- CBT strategies
- Attachment focus
About Nicole
Nicole Saunders is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 21 years of mental health experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, and issues like addiction or grief. Nicole also helps people navigating parenting challenges, sleep problems, ADHD, and blended family issues.
She uses practical, conversational sessions that focus on what is happening now. Nicole draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to notice patterns of thought and behavior. She also uses acceptance and commitment techniques to help people clarify values and take small steps toward those values.
Attachment-based ideas shape how she looks at relationship and family concerns, especially when past losses or abandonment affect how people connect. Nicole adapts the pace to each person and emphasizes clear, direct strategies rather than jargon. Sessions are described plainly and focus on workable changes.
Nicole has experience supporting people leaving military life and those coping with crises or major life change. She asks clients to complete an additional informed consent form before the first session. She maintains later weeknight hours and some weekend availability for scheduling flexibility.
Her approach balances short-term skills with deeper work when it’s needed. Conversations are goal-oriented and practical, with options like coaching or longer-term therapy depending on the issue. People considering help are invited to review the process and match to a first session that fits their schedule.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you clarify what matters most and take small, meaningful actions. Online ACT sessions often include practical exercises to notice thoughts and commit to value-based steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns through structured tools like thought records and behavioral experiments that can be assigned between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns and can help when loyalty, abandonment, or blended family dynamics affect trust and connection.Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. Nicole will work with each person to pick techniques and a pace that match goals and preferences. That may mean starting with skills-based CBT exercises, adding acceptance work, or looking at attachment patterns over several sessions.
The original biography does not specify which session formats are provided, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a weeknight or weekend slot, allow shorter check-ins when a full hour isn’t possible, and remove travel time so meetings fit around work or caregiving. These practical benefits can help someone in a blended household keep continuity while they adjust routines and try new ways of relating.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Florida, Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, relationship and family issues, and related concerns such as parenting, sleep problems, ADHD, and blended family issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Nicole uses straightforward, conversational sessions that mix skills-based work and values-focused techniques. She aims to identify practical changes and coping strategies you can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of mental health experience working with a range of issues, including transitions out of the military and crisis-related concerns.
What credential and location information is shown?
Nicole is an LMHC and practices in Florida. She also holds licensure in Washington as listed in her profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online and in-person options when booking.
How is cost handled?
Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.