Compassionate Care.Guided Growth.
A supportive place to pause, heal, and move forward.
Compassionate, trauma-informed therapy that creates safe space to understand what is happening, explore what has been feeling like too much, and begin meaningful change.
Nicole Jenkins, MS.Ed., MA, LMHC · Virtual care across New York State and in person in Downtown Brooklyn
Brief complimentary consultation · No pressure, no commitment.
If you are struggling with
You are not alone — and you don’t have to carry this alone.
These are the concerns people most often bring here. Each has its own page, written plainly, so you can see how the work would go before you reach out.
Trauma & PTSD
Whether it happened yesterday or years ago, trauma can cause your body to brace for something that is already over and make uncertainty feel unbearable.Learn moreGrief & Loss
Grief does not move in stages. It changes shape, arrives unexpectedly, and asks you to keep living while your life has extraordinarily been changed.Learn moreAnxiety
When your mind won’t slow down, your body stays on alert, and even rest doesn’t feel restful.Learn moreDepression
When getting through the day takes more energy than you seem to have — and the things that once mattered no longer feel the same.Learn moreCaregiver Overwhelm
When the responsibility becomes too much, who helps the helper?Learn moreWork / Life Balance
When work has taken up so much of your life that you’re no longer sure what exists outside of it.Learn moreStress
When stress stops being a moment and starts becoming the way your body moves through everyday life.Learn moreBreak-Ups & Divorce
The end of a relationship is more than losing a person. It can mean losing a routine, a future, a sense of belonging, and a version of yourself.Learn moreAbandonment
When being left has happened before, closeness can feel uncomfortable, making you want to run away.Learn moreLife Transitions
New job, new city, new baby, empty house… Even chosen change requires you to make adjustments so you can adapt to new experiences.Learn more- Not seeing what you are carrying?Most people arrive with more than one thing at once, and the list is not exhaustive. If you are unsure whether it belongs here, that is a good enough reason to ask.Book the free call
How I work
Therapy shaped around you, because your needs matter.
My approach is relational and individualized. Our work together is shaped around how you experience yourself, the world, what you’re carrying, and what you hope to change.
- Individual psychotherapy to explore what feels stuck and clarify what comes next
- EMDR to help the brain finish processing memories that still feel present
- Brainspotting to access experiences held below the reach of language
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to activate cognitive shifts
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to give you concrete tools
- Mindfulness and visualization to gain insight and clarity
- Guided Imagery and SandPlay to explore deeper parts of your inner world and notice connections
- Music-based and somatic interventions to calm the nervous system
- Couples' counseling to interrupt repeating patterns and rebuild communication
Therapy services
Approaches that reach past words.
Trauma is often held somewhere language cannot get to. These are the modalities used most here — each explained in full on its own page.
About Nicole
Nearly three decades helping people grow, heal, and navigate life's challenges.
I am a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist. I hold master’s degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and in Education, and I have been a licensed and certified teacher since 2007.
Before opening this practice, I worked as a domestic violence clinician and at a Brooklyn outpatient psychiatric treatment center licensed by the New York State Office of Mental Health. That history shapes my approach to therapy now — utilizing my gift and skill of understanding the details of a person’s story while never losing sight of their larger picture: what they have experienced, what surrounds them, and what may be keeping them stuck. That perspective continues to shape how I work with each client today.
- LMHC
- EMDR practitioner
- Brainspotting Phases 1–5
- Certified hypnotherapist
- Music-embodied psychotherapy
- ACT trained
Try it now
A breathing space, before anything else.
Attending to the breath is the smallest possible version of somatic work, and for some it can be one of the most useful first steps — a longer exhale than inhale to signal safety to the nervous system. A longer exhale can support the body’s shift towards a calmer state.
Try a few rounds now. If your body settles even slightly, that is the mechanism we build on in session.
No rounds yet
Ready
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Getting started
Three steps, and the first one is a phone call.
Here is exactly what happens, so there are no surprises.
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A short call, free of charge
Email or call and we will arrange a brief complimentary phone consultation. It is typically a 15-minute phone conversation to ask each other questions and determine if moving forward is best for you. You will not need to share all of the details, just enough so that I can have an idea of the therapeutic support you may need.
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Your first session
We take a full picture — history, what you have already tried, what you actually want to be different — and agree where to begin. During this intake process, we set achievable goals and establish an action plan.
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The work itself
You will receive personalized care: talk therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, somatic work, imagery or bilateral music, in whatever combination is doing the most good.
Virtual sessions
Secure video therapy anywhere in New York State — the same depth of work, without the commute.
In-office sessions
Limited in-office availability at 26 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11242, a short walk from Borough Hall. Directions.
Compassionate Care. Guided Growth.
Growth is not something you get pushed into. It is what becomes possible once you have a safe space and consistent support.
Gold, at the top — hope, fulfilment and success — what you are moving toward.
Green, through the middle — nature, growth and healing — the work itself.
Ocean, at the base — calm, depth and held emotion — the ground it rests on.
Today is the day to get started.
Email for a brief complimentary phone consultation — a short, no-pressure conversation about what you are looking for and whether this is the right fit.