Nicolle Atchison

Nicolle Atchison is a licensed marriage and family therapist who practices in Washington. She offers evening and Saturday appointments to fit into busy schedules. Nicolle presents a calm, direct style and focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and regain balance in daily life.

She builds sessions around what each person needs at the moment. Conversations are nonjudgmental and centered on listening first. Then she works with clients to set clear goals and try small, doable steps that move things forward.

Nicolle helps people who are facing anxiety, depression, grief, or difficulties from past trauma that still affect their present life. She also supports those dealing with relationship or intimacy strains, anger, parenting challenges, career stress, and midlife transitions. Her work includes addressing family of origin issues, codependency, and feelings of emptiness.

Her approach draws on client-centered techniques that focus on the person’s experience, emotionally-focused methods for relationship and attachment work, and mindfulness to help manage strong emotions. She also uses solution-focused strategies to identify what’s already working and build on it.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and straightforward. Nicolle encourages people to talk about what matters most, try new ways of responding, and review progress regularly. She frames therapy as a practical process toward clearer decision-making and greater emotional ease.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Nicolle uses client-centered methods that focus on the person’s experience and what matters to them most. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes the session around their priorities rather than a fixed agenda.

She also draws on emotionally-focused therapy, which pays attention to patterns in relationships and attachment. EFT can help people understand and change repetitive emotional responses in partnerships or close connections.

Mindfulness techniques are used to notice strong feelings and respond differently to them. These practices teach simple breathing and grounding tools that can reduce reactivity in moments of anger or anxiety.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Nicolle will collaborate with each client to choose strategies that fit their goals, values, and day-to-day life. She explains options and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into evenings or Saturdays, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people continue work while managing busy family or job responsibilities.