Nicole Neal, LPCC
- New Mexico
- NM LPCC CCMH0085381
Not accepting new clientsVerified 10 hours ago
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Open 10 of the last 30 days
Live availability history
Open on 10 of the last 30 days
When Nicole was open to new clients. We re-check the BetterHelp listing once a day and record what it said, whichever way it went.
Availability over the last 30 days: open to new clients on 10 days, waitlist or full on 20 days. Most recent check, Oct 27: waitlist or full.
Days available
10/30
every one of the last 30 days checked
Availability forecast
Nicole has been open to new clients on 10 of the last 30 days.
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About Nicole
I am a clinical counselor, specializing in trauma and addiction. I have 25 years of experience working with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship problems, verbal/emotional/physical/sexual abuse, and psychotic disorders. My approach mirrors that of Thomas Szasz, MD, as he wrote in The Healing Word: Its Past, Present, and Future: "Mental illness and psychotherapy are fictions. Neither exists. Only the patient, the therapist, and a particular relationship between them exist. Both participants are responsible moral agents. Each is existentially equal to the other, each influences the other, and each is responsible for his or her behavior. The therapist can neither cure the patient not make him or her sick. However, the patient can do both of these things -- for or to himself or herself-- by making use of the therapist's helping or harming words (Bohart & Talman, 1996)." ... The expert's role is to engage the clients in a process of searching self-examination, with the aim of enabling them, if they so choose, to become more free and more responsible. Read more Show less
What Nicole helps with
Specialties and approaches
Specializes in
Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefDepressionRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy
Also experienced with
Additional focus areas
Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesGuilt and shameLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues