About Nicole

Nicole Schellinger is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor with 18 years of experience. She brings a calm, approachable manner to each session and focuses on what the client needs in the moment. Nicole uses straightforward, practical methods to help people cope with day-to-day challenges and longer-term concerns.

Nicole aims to make sessions feel warm and inviting while staying focused on each person’s goals. She pays attention to individual strengths and values and works alongside clients to set clear, manageable steps.

Background and approach

The emphasis is on small changes that add up over time. Her background includes an undergraduate degree in addictions studies from the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling from Lindsey Wilson College.

Nicole spent many years in community behavioral health before moving into online practice, so she is used to working with a wide range of problems and life situations. Nicole draws on several practical therapy methods, including cognitive behavioral ideas, solution-focused tools, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Sessions often include goal-setting, skill practice, and strategies for managing stress and mood.

She helps people talk through relationship strain, grief, addiction-related concerns, ADHD-related struggles, sleep and eating problems, and work or career stress. People who prefer clear, active collaboration tend to do well with her style. She partners with clients to find useful approaches and adapts them to real life.

Nicole aims to help people build routines, improve communication, and regain a sense of control.

Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take actions that matter to them, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress that interferes with daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it can help with panic, depression, sleep problems, and many mood concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens closely and helps people find their own solutions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Nicole will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they will try methods that fit the client’s needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for people juggling busy lives. Video calls let conversations feel more like in-person sessions, phone visits work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, or school and to keep consistent momentum toward goals.

Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Nicole help with?
She works with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief, sleep and eating issues, anger, and ADHD-related struggles.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is warm and inviting while keeping sessions focused on practical goals and steps. She uses straightforward techniques and works collaboratively to set small, achievable targets.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 18 years of counseling experience, including many years in community behavioral health before moving into online work.
What credentials and location are on record?
Nicole holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices from South Carolina with licensure also in Ohio noted in her background.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered to clients within the regions she is licensed to serve.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs and starting steps handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

What this therapist works with

Most often

Experience
18 years
Licensed
Ohio, South Carolina
Languages
English

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