Nicole has been facilitating groups for families, children, and parents and working with individuals and couples in various professional helping capacities for over 20 years.  She holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, as well as a Master's Degree in Education and is licensed to practice Mental Health Counseling in New York State.  As a clinical psychotherapist, Nicole integrates a combination of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Mindfulness, Parts Work, and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) interventions. She is also trained in advanced trauma recovery specialties which include Brainspotting, Somatic Experiencing, and Hypnotherapy. She has been a professionally Licensed and Certified Teacher since 2007, having provided Special Education services to students with emotional, physical, psychological, and/or intellectual disabilities through The New York City Department of Education and is an approved and contracted SETSS (Special Education Teacher Support Services) related services provider for the NYCDOE. She has worked as a Domestic Violence Clinician for one of the nation's largest nonprofit organizations serving families in traumatic crisis.  

Nicole has practiced clinical psychotherapy with adults, adolescents, families and children at a Brooklyn outpatient psychiatric treatment center licensed by the Office of Mental Health (OMH). She currently operates a private psychotherapy practice, supporting clients in resolving issues related to depression, anxiety, life stressors, grief, loss, trauma and other mental health concerns. She also provides Holistic Wellness coaching through Open Path Healing Arts. Apart from facilitating Professional  Development Workshops for teachers and school staff as a vendor for the Department of Education, she has also  conducted Self-Care Sessions and Mental Health Workshops with children, families, couples, individuals and groups at MINKA, a holistic wellness center in Brooklyn.  She has formal clinical training in Analytic Psychotherapy, Brainspotting (All 4 Phases) through trainings from Brainspotting founder David Grand, and is a Certified Hypnotherapist.  Nicole is also formally trained in Somatic Experiencing from Peter Levine's Ergos Institute of Somatic Experiencing, and also formally trained in Child-Centered Play Therapy, Sand Tray, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).  In addition, Nicole is a proud mother of a daughter and a son.