Nicole Randel, LISW
Calm practical support for life changes
Details
| Name | Nicole Randel |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LISW |
| Based in | Iowa |
| Licensed in | Iowa |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 6 |
About Nicole
Nicole Randel is a Licensed Independent Social Worker who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or struggles around intimacy and eating. She speaks plainly and creates a calm space for people to talk through difficult feelings. Nicole brings six years of clinical experience and a steady, down-to-earth style to sessions.
Nicole blends Narrative ideas with acceptance-based and cognitive tools to help people make sense of their stories.
Background and approach
She encourages clients to notice unhelpful thinking, try new actions, and identify values that guide change. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the person's comfort level. Her background includes work across a range of concerns such as attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and communication problems.
Nicole is also familiar with issues connected to sexuality, kink, and identity, including LGBT concerns and alternative sex culture. In practical terms she uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Narrative approaches. That mix lets her support emotional regulation, reduce unhelpful behaviors, and reframe painful narratives.
Nicole practices in Iowa and offers sessions in English. People who choose her can expect straightforward feedback, empathy, and work focused on the next steps they want to take.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Intimacy-related issues among the things Nicole works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Nicole directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Nicole directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that inform online work
Nicole weaves Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online sessions. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about their lives and helps them notice and rewrite limiting narratives. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and feelings, clarifying values, and taking small committed actions toward what matters.She also uses Client-Centered principles to hold a nonjudgmental, empathetic stance. That means the therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead while offering reflections and practical suggestions. Together the client and therapist decide which approaches feel most useful for the goals at hand.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video suits deeper conversation and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat is helpful for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets clients share thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work days, caregiving schedules, or busy lives while keeping the focus on meaningful change.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Nicole help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, eating and intimacy-related issues, and LGBT concerns. She also addresses attachment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and family-of-origin issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Nicole combines Narrative thinking with acceptance and cognitive methods. Sessions are collaborative, practical, and paced to the person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience as a Licensed Independent Social Worker. That experience informs a straightforward and empathetic approach.
Where is Nicole licensed and based?
Nicole holds an IA LISW and practices in Iowa. Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are provided in English to clients located where she is licensed.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options let people choose what fits their schedule and comfort.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability. That process links you to available appointment times.
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