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Nicole Pyfer, LPC

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationColorado
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Nicole

Nicole Pyfer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with five years of professional experience.

Background and approach

She holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling: Clinical Mental Health and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, and she helps clients address stress, anxiety, depression, family conflicts, grief, and coping with life changes. Nicole emphasizes understanding how behavioral and emotional patterns that began in childhood continue to affect present-day functioning.

Working from a systems-oriented perspective, Nicole brings attention to the internal and relational dynamics that shape a person’s responses. She supports clients in examining and shifting negative self-beliefs toward more balanced, realistic self-concepts.

Her background includes extensive work with survivors of trauma as well as adults who have caused harm, and she adapts her approach to each person’s unique circumstances. Nicole aims to offer respectful, compassionate care and collaborates with clients to develop tailored dialog and treatment plans.

She frames the decision to seek change as a courageous first step and positions herself as a steady support for those pursuing greater fulfillment and improved emotional well-being.

Integrating therapeutic approaches in online care



Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to notice and dialogue with different parts of themselves, helping untangle protective behaviors and wounded places formed early in life; this approach can be useful for people addressing persistent patterns, self-criticism, and relational pain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and beliefs and testing them with practical behavioral experiments, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and improve daily functioning. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding emotional responses and attachment needs to strengthen emotional processing and relational connections, often helping people navigate losses, family conflicts, and attachment wounds.

Finding the best therapeutic fit is a collaborative process. Nicole will work with each client to clarify goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan as needed based on what feels most effective and aligned with the client’s preferences and life context.

Online sessions via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for people balancing work, family, or other commitments. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care, access timely support, and engage in therapy from locations that fit a client’s schedule, while allowing therapists to adapt interventions like IFS, CBT, and EFT to an online setting.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Nicole commonly address?
Nicole works with clients on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, family conflicts, and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as abandonment, attachment, body image, and self-love.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She practices from a systems-oriented and compassionate stance, blending client-centered work with cognitive and emotion-focused techniques to help clients explore patterns and build practical coping skills.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Nicole has five years of paid professional experience and has extensive work with survivors of trauma and with adults who have perpetrated harm.
What credentials and location are listed for Nicole?
She is an LPC with license number CO LPC LPC.0017214 and provides services based in Colorado.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Clients can meet with Nicole via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on scheduling and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeNarcissismProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualityWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Colorado

Languages

English