About Nicholas
Dr. Nicholas Schweizer is a licensed clinician with an MD and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential. He brings 18 years of hands-on experience in mental health and addiction care and works from Maryland.
He aims to make sessions straightforward and practical for people who are stressed, anxious, struggling with mood or substance concerns, or managing ADHD. He uses plain talk and focused strategies in sessions. People can expect to set clear goals, try skills between meetings, and review what helps most.
Background and approach
He draws on approaches that break problems into manageable parts so daily life feels easier to handle. Dr. Schweizer has extensive work in both outpatient and inpatient settings and has taught mental health topics in educational programs.
That background informs his structured way of working and his interest in helping clients build routines and coping plans. He often addresses substance use, smoking or vaping cessation, and issues tied to mood disorders such as bipolar disorder, depression, and seasonal mood shifts. He also supports people with relationship stress, career strain, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and sexual orientation related concerns.
Therapy sessions may include practical skill building, motivation-focused conversations, and emotion regulation practice. The goal is to produce clear steps a person can try between sessions and then tweak based on results. Sessions are conducted in English and he accepts clients from outside the United States.
People who want to begin can complete the platform matching steps and then schedule a time that fits their routine.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Dr. Schweizer commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, sleep problems, and mood shifts. Motivational Interviewing uses open questions and reflective listening to build motivation for change, which is useful for substance use and quitting smoking or vaping.Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative planning helps tailor sessions so they feel relevant and doable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let a person work face to face when convenient, phone sessions require less bandwidth, live chat can work for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief notes or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- HIV / AIDS
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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