Nicole Summers-DuBois

Nicole Summers-DuBois is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a practical, down-to-earth style. She brings five years of clinical experience and a lifetime of perspective to sessions. Nicole aims to make therapy approachable and often uses warmth and light humor to put people at ease. She works with common struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, parenting strain, and anger.

Nicole leans on client-centered work to keep conversations grounded in each person's goals. She also uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to build coping skills and reduce unhelpful thinking. For relationship concerns she draws from Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Imago approaches to improve communication and connection.

Her practice emphasizes clear, practical tools. That can mean teaching de-escalation steps, practicing new ways to talk about hard topics, or building routines to improve sleep and mood. Nicole pays attention to how life events, loss, or health problems affect daily functioning.

Nicole’s background includes work with people facing trauma, substance concerns, grief, intimacy issues, and caregiver stress. She also supports those dealing with body image, abandonment wounds, isolation, and problems with impulse control.

Clients can expect a collaborative process where the therapist asks questions, listens, and helps set small, achievable goals. Nicole’s own path as a non-traditional student informs how she encourages people to ask for help and celebrate the steps they take.

How Nicole’s Methods Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters to the person in front of the therapist. It starts with listening, reflecting, and following the client’s priorities to shape each session. This approach helps with stress, low mood, and issues where the main need is to feel heard and understood.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. It uses clear, practical steps to change unhelpful thinking patterns and build new habits that reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and manage anger. Mindfulness techniques teach simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily sensations so intense feelings cause less disruption.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try strategies together, and adjust methods based on what helps most. That decision is collaborative and can combine different approaches over time.

The original profile does not list specific online formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time that otherwise takes up the day. Many people find that meeting remotely helps them keep consistency and apply new skills between sessions.