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Meet Nicole



I am unsure if I would function without Google Calendar.  I was recently a co-caretaker for both of my aging parents from over 2,000 miles away.  I am proud of the fact that through that, my siblings and I have managed to maintain *mostly* functioning relationships, likely because I am the middle child.  I learned early on how to keep the peace in my family of origin while simultaneously flying under the radar, and then, through my own therapy, learned how to keep my own peace within.

I love to work with women who have taken on a sense of super-responsibility in order to hold it all together.  They appear high-functioning but feel chronically overwhelmed. They are trying to disentangle caretaking from control, love from doing.  For some people, this realization comes to a head during perimenopause.  Having experienced my own over-functioning, which looks different from yours, I have felt the relief of trusting others to do what needs doing so that I do not have to do all the things for all the people.  I have spent two decades dedicated to helping people find a sense of ease, balance, and reclamation over their lives from anxiety, insomnia, and over-functioning.  

If you have felt twinges of liberation from the idea of letting go but still want to maintain control over your own peace, you’re in the right place.  

Let's see if we are a good fit!


 

Education and Credentials 



Licenses

  • LCSW: California 2023

    Licensed Clinical Social Worker #118793

  • LCSW: Illinois 2010

    Licensed Clinical Social Worker #140.014136

  • LICSW: Massachusetts 2026

    Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker #1144376

Education

  • MSW, Loyola University Chicago 2003

    Master of Social Work, Clinical and School Track

  • BS, Eastern Illinois University 2001

    Bachelor of Science, Family and Consumer Sciences


Certifications and Trainings

  • Level 1 IFS Therapy 2026

    Internal Family Systems Institute

  • CBT for Trauma 2010

    Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma (CBITS)

  • CBTi 2025

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia with PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression, Psychotherapy Networker

  • RYT, 200 hours 2012

    Registered Yoga Teacher and Yoga Nidra for Sleep, Kripalu Insitute