Nicole Bakewell

Nicole Bakewell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions, stress, and relationship struggles. She draws on eight years of clinical experience and aims to make sessions approachable and practical. Nicole offers a calm, non-judgmental presence that helps people name problems and take small steps forward.

She has worked in community mental health and provided telehealth services, so she is familiar with different care settings. Her work often addresses anger, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and challenges with sleep or eating. Nicole also supports people facing grief, parenting stress, caregiving strain, and identity-related concerns within the LGBT community.

Nicole uses several therapy styles to fit each person’s needs. She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools and techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when stronger emotion regulation skills are needed. She also incorporates attachment ideas to help people improve trust and closeness in relationships.

In sessions, Nicole focuses on clear goals and practical strategies. She helps clients build coping skills, change unhelpful thought patterns, and practice new behaviors between meetings. The aim is to make changes feel achievable rather than overwhelming.

Nicole asks people to pick the Start Therapy button and complete a short questionnaire to begin the matching process. From there clients schedule sessions according to her availability and subscription-based payment terms that can be canceled at any time.

How Nicole’s approaches translate to online work

Nicole uses client-centered therapy to create a warm listening space where people can describe what’s hardest right now and set goals. This approach emphasizes understanding the person’s point of view and adapting the pace to what feels manageable.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often useful for anxiety, anger, sleep problems, and depressive thinking because it focuses on clear strategies and homework practice.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Nicole will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest techniques to try. If something isn’t helping, she works with clients to adjust the plan rather than sticking to one method.

Her biography notes experience with telehealth, so please confirm the exact session formats available before booking. Online sessions can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find it simpler to keep regular appointments this way while still working on emotion regulation, communication, and behavior change with a licensed professional.