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Nicole Bakewell

Nicole Bakewell, LMHC

Florida

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Florida LMHC - Blended family and relationships

  • Attachment-informed work
  • CBT techniques
  • Emotion-focused methods

About Nicole

Nicole Bakewell is a Florida LMHC with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as ADHD and intimacy challenges. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted.

Nicole uses practical, behavior-focused ways of working. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to notice and change patterns that make daily life harder. She also uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how past relationships shape current interactions and emotions. Emotionally-focused and dialectical approaches appear in her work when clients need help with strong feelings and relationship patterns.

Her background includes work in community mental health and telehealth settings. That experience exposed her to a range of life situations and stressors. She describes her clinical stance as behaviorally and trauma-centered while working with client goals in mind.

In sessions Nicole aims to help people identify small changes that make routines easier. She talks through coping strategies for sleep, anger, substance use, and parenting stress. She also addresses the strain that blended family arrangements can create, such as loyalty conflicts and changing household roles.

Practical matters like scheduling and subscription-based billing are part of her process. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Nicole notes that session timing may be discussed if standard options do not fit a client’s schedule.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Nicole uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT often focuses on practical steps for sleep, anxiety, eating, and mood when daily routines feel strained.

She also works from an attachment-informed perspective, looking at how earlier relationships affect current interactions and closeness. That approach can be useful for relationship tension, loyalty conflicts in blended households, and intimacy-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicole will discuss goals, preferences, and the problems you bring, then suggest methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as you notice what helps.

The biography records telehealth experience but does not list specific session formats. Confirm which formats are offered before booking. Online sessions can make fitting therapy into busy days easier, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments can fit around work or parenting. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and attachment-based work to an online setting to focus on skill-building, emotion regulation, and relationship patterns.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, plus related areas like ADHD and intimacy difficulties.

What is her general style of therapy?

Her approach is behavioral and trauma-centered, using practical interventions drawn from CBT, attachment ideas, DBT skills, and emotion-focused work to manage feelings and change patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Nicole has eight years of experience providing clinical services in settings that include community mental health and telehealth.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Florida LMHC and practices from Florida. Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the US work with her?

Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

Which session formats are used?

The original biography notes telehealth experience but does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.

How does billing and cost work?

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

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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