Stephanie Nicolas, LMHC

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Compassionate narrative-informed counseling

Details

Name	Stephanie Nicolas
Credentials	LMHC
Based in	New York
Licensed in	New York
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	7

About Stephanie

Stephanie Nicolas is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She uses a narrative-informed, client-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and the fatigue that comes from caregiving or emotionally demanding work. She also supports people with career questions, family concerns, and finding greater self-love and life purpose.

Her sessions focus on listening to each person's story and finding strengths in their experience.

Background and approach

Conversations aim to clarify what matters most, and to build simple, usable tools rather than adding more tasks. Stephanie guides people to notice skills they already have, learn new strategies when helpful, or connect with supports they need. She draws on a mix of approaches including narrative therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, solution-focused methods, and motivational interviewing.

That blend lets her help with short-term goals and deeper shifts at the same time. Expect practical steps, reflective conversation, and steady attention to personal values. Clients describe her work as direct and encouraging while still gentle.

Sessions may include skill practice, problem solving, and reauthoring personal narratives to reduce shame and boost confidence. The goal is clearer decision making and steadier coping during life changes. Stephanie has seven years of clinical experience and uses talking, guided questions, and actionable exercises to move work forward.

Her style is collaborative and paced to each person's needs, with attention to realistic changes and manageable next steps.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Career difficulties among the things Stephanie works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Stephanie among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Stephanie among the ways she works.
Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Stephanie among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Stephanie among the ways she works.
Internal Family Systems: Listed by Stephanie among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Stephanie 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 Stephanie directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

How narrative and practical approaches work online

Stephanie blends narrative therapy, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral tools to support change in online sessions. Narrative therapy helps by separating problems from the person and looking for alternative storylines; it is useful for shifting identity issues and self-critical thinking. Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and can find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioral techniques offer concrete ways to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She collaborates with clients to set goals, test strategies, and adjust methods as needs and circumstances change. That collaborative process makes it easier to try new skills and notice what is helpful over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful for longer conversations and skill practice, phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits better, and messaging or live chat suits brief updates, coaching-style notes, or frequent touchpoints between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical steps and clearer thinking.

Common questions about this listing

What concerns does she commonly help with?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and challenges around career or family roles. Additional focuses include life purpose and self-love.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is client-centered and narrative-informed with practical tools from solution-focused and cognitive behavioral approaches. Sessions balance listening to your story with concrete steps you can try between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has seven years of experience working in mental health settings and with individual adults. That experience informs her practical, strengths-based approach.

What are her professional credentials and location?

She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, licensed in New York. Her practice is based in New York.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and needs.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

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