About Nicole

Nicole Codagnone is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania who helps people facing anxiety, depression, ADHD, and life changes. She writes and speaks plainly, and aims to make therapy feel approachable for parents and adults who are worried about everyday struggles. Nicole earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work from West Chester University and has nine years of clinical experience.

She has worked in community mental health, outpatient settings, and in schools and homes.

Background and approach

That range means she has seen how problems show up in different places and at different ages. Her approach is trauma-informed and strength-based. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral methods and sometimes draws on play-based techniques when they fit.

Sessions focus on building trust first, then working on skills and insight the person can use between meetings. Nicole pays attention to goals that matter to each person. She tailors conversations and plans to meet individual needs, whether someone wants help with sleep, coping, relationships, or workplace stress.

The emphasis is on small, usable steps rather than complicated theory. Outside of work she enjoys exercising, baking, and spending time with her family. Those interests inform a warm, down-to-earth style in sessions that many people find easy to work with.

Practical approaches and flexible online care

Nicole integrates cognitive behavioral techniques that focus on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. These methods help with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and everyday stress by teaching concrete skills people can use between sessions.

She also uses trauma-informed, strength-based work that centers on safety and building trust first. That approach looks at what has helped someone get through hard times and uses those strengths to guide recovery from trauma, grief, and compassion fatigue.

Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to the client's goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust plans over time if something isn’t working.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more accessible. Video is useful when visual connection helps the process, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people share updates between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting, or school commitments.

Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can Nicole help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress, addictions, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, and workplace difficulties.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is trauma-informed and strength-based, with an emphasis on building rapport first and then introducing practical skills from cognitive behavioral approaches and play techniques when useful.
What is her clinical experience?
Nicole has nine years of clinical experience and has worked in community mental health, outpatient therapy, schools, and home settings supporting people across different situations.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds a Pennsylvania Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, listed as LCSW, and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Nicole offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

Experience
9 years
Licensed
Pennsylvania
Languages
English

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