Nicole Wheeler, LPC

Nicole Wheeler, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania, has six years of counseling experience and 27 years working in the mental health field. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family and parenting concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, anger, career changes, bipolar disorder, depression, coaching, and ADHD. Her stated approach centers on Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and related methods to teach coping skills and change unhelpful thinking patterns.

Nicole emphasizes practical skills in sessions. She explains thinking processes and teaches coping strategies. She also uses habit reversal and exposure techniques for obsessive-compulsive behaviors such as skin picking and hair pulling. She frames work around a SELF model that includes soul searching, changing one’s environment, self-love, and forgiveness.

Her background includes work with family dynamics, parenting, autism, at-risk youth, OCD, and chronic illness. She notes particular interest in transition-aged clients and those struggling with obsessive-compulsive behaviors. She also has experience addressing trauma, with a caveat about severe trauma and in-person treatment approaches.

Nicole describes telehealth as a helpful option for planting the seeds of change, especially for people new to treatment. She advises that telehealth is more suited to mild to moderate mental health concerns and requests detailed intake information about trauma symptoms to determine fit for online work.

Sessions combine education, skills practice, and behavioral strategies. Nicole aims to help people identify triggers, alter their environment where possible, and build long-term coping tools. Her work is presented in straightforward, skills-focused terms.

How her approaches translate to online work