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 there is hope for you to heal.
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 ever pick up the phone.
Trauma & PTSD
Whether it was one afternoon or fifteen years, trauma keeps the body braced for something that already happened.Learn moreGrief & Loss
Grief does not move in stages, and it does not run to anyone else's schedule.Learn moreAnxiety
Anxiety is a system that will not stand down — trying to keep you safe from something it cannot name.Learn moreDepression
Not always sadness. Often flatness, exhaustion, and the sense of watching your own life from a distance.Learn moreCaregiver Overwhelm
You are the one everyone leans on. There is no one holding the other end.Learn moreWork / Life Balance
The job expanded to fill everything. Now you are not sure what is left underneath it.Learn moreStress
Short bursts of stress are survivable. Living in it changes how your body works.Learn moreBreak-Ups & Divorce
The end of a relationship is not one loss. It is the person, the routine, the future and often the version of yourself that existed inside it.Learn moreAbandonment
When being left has happened before, closeness stops being simple.Learn moreLife Transitions
New job, new city, new baby, empty house. Even chosen change asks you to become someone slightly different.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.
- EMDR and Brainspotting to process difficult experiences and change unhelpful patterns
- 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
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, ten of them in clinical practice.
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 this practice I worked as a domestic violence clinician and at a Brooklyn outpatient psychiatric treatment centre licensed by the Office of Mental Health. That history shapes my approach to therapy now — attentive to detail and focused on your individual needs, while still being able to hold the broad scope and big picture in view.
- LMHC
- EMDR practitioner
- Brainspotting Phases 1–5
- Certified hypnotherapist
- Music-embodied psychotherapy
- ACT trained
Try it now
A breathing space, before anything else.
Regulation is a skill, not a mood. This is the smallest possible version of the somatic work we would do together — a paced breath, with a longer exhale than inhale, which is the part that tells your nervous system it is allowed to stand down.
Try a few rounds now. If your body settles even slightly, that is the mechanism we build on in session.
No rounds yet
Ready
4s
Paced breathing is paused
Getting started
Three steps, and the first one is a phone call.
Starting therapy is its own hurdle. Here is exactly what happens, so there are no surprises.
- 01
A short call, free of charge
Email or call and we will arrange a brief complimentary phone consultation. You describe what is going on; I tell you honestly whether I am the right person for it.
- 02
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.
There is no wrong way to start.
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.