- Attachment-Based Therapy
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Nicole
Nicole Shaddix-Olsen is a Kansas Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nine years of clinical experience. She practices from Florida and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and related issues. Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients through the platform's process.
Nicole focuses on clear, practical conversation. She helps people name patterns that cause pain and tries to make next steps manageable. In sessions she listens, reflects, and offers tools from approaches such as attachment work, mindfulness, and skills-based therapies.
Her background includes work with grief, parenting strains, intimacy and self-esteem concerns, addiction, bipolar mood challenges, and life transitions. Nicole also notes experience with ADHD, abandonment and attachment issues, and blended family issues among other focus areas. She draws on a mix of approaches to address both past wounds and current coping skills.
Nicole uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how relationships shape reactions. She uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help with present-moment noticing and managing anxiety.
To begin, a reader is asked to use the See online therapy options button. After a short matching questionnaire, a first session can be scheduled. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships influence feelings and behavior. Online work with attachment themes often means talking through relationship patterns, mapping reactions, and practicing new ways of relating during sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, focuses on concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills translate well to online sessions through practice, role play, and homework between meetings.Mindfulness Therapy involves short exercises in noticing thoughts, body sensations, and breathing. These techniques can be practiced during a session and repeated at home to reduce anxiety and increase focus. Nicole uses a mix of these approaches and will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Figuring out the best therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Many people appreciate online work because it can fit into a lunch break, avoid travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Others use online sessions to practice new skills between meetings and to apply changes directly into daily routines.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Kansas, Missouri, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is conversational and practical, combining attachment work, skills training and mindfulness to address current problems and past patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience as an LCPC and LPC before practicing from Florida.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds KS LCPC and MO LPC credentials and lists Florida as her practice location.
Can people who live outside the US work with her?
International clients are accepted; sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm the current online session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a 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.