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Stephanie Nicolas, LMHC

  • Experience7 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Self esteem, and Career
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Stephanie

Stephanie Nicolas is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York who blends a client-centered stance with practical, skills-based methods to support adults and seniors.

Background and approach

She draws on Internal Family Systems alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Her work emphasizes helping clients name and organize their inner experience so they can respond to challenges with greater clarity and resilience.

With seven years of clinical experience, Stephanie offers a strengths-oriented approach that centers each person’s existing resources. She focuses on building emotional intelligence, improving communication patterns, and clarifying career and life purpose concerns while fostering self-love and improved self-esteem.

Stephanie frames therapy as a collaborative process that teaches tools clients can use between sessions rather than attempting to change who they are. Practical and encouraging, she combines narrative and solution-focused methods to help clients tell their stories in ways that open possibilities for action and growth.

Her practice supports those seeking coaching around career or life direction as well as people coping with family issues or the wear of caregiving and professional compassion fatigue.

Integrating IFS and Practical Therapies in Online Care

Internal Family Systems helps people notice and relate to different parts of themselves - the protective, wounded, or critical parts - so they can respond with greater compassion and clarity. This approach can be useful for understanding recurring emotional patterns and easing internal conflict. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person’s own goals guide the work and strengths are amplified to support growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers clear strategies for identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and improve everyday functioning.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Initial conversations help clarify priorities and shape a plan that may combine several approaches so the work feels useful and aligned with what the client wants to achieve.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and communication styles. These options provide flexibility for people balancing work, family, or other responsibilities and make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life gets busy.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Stephanie address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, compassion fatigue, self-esteem struggles, career and family concerns, coping with life changes, and coaching around life purpose and self-love.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and strengths-based, integrating Internal Family Systems, cognitive behavioral strategies, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and solution-focused techniques to tailor care to each person.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has seven years of experience working with adults and seniors, applying a blend of talk therapy and practical skill-building to support emotional growth and problem solving.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed in New York as an LMHC with license number NY LMHC 006923 and sees clients from that location.
Can people who speak other languages work with her?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies based on location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps 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.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoaching

Also works with

Family conflictsDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Life purposeSelf-love

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English