- Client-centered care
- Practical coping steps
- Focus on relationships
About Nichole
Dr. Nichole Nava offers calm, practical guidance for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, and life changes. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 15 years of clinical experience. Dr. Nava speaks English and aims to help clients sort through painful feelings and build clearer ways to cope.
Her approach centers on listening first and letting each person set the pace. She blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral ideas and solution-focused techniques to help people identify small, useful steps. Sessions often focus on improving communication, managing overwhelming emotions, and setting realistic goals.
Dr. Nava has a long background in social services and education. That experience informs how she looks at parenting stress, attachment concerns, and complicated family dynamics. She also brings knowledge of trauma, abuse, and grief into sessions, and she respects how these issues affect daily routines and relationships.
People often come for help with ADHD, body image, intimacy and commitment questions, or compassion fatigue from caregiving roles. She also addresses adoption and foster care topics, blended family challenges, and recovery after domestic violence or separation.
The first meetings focus on understanding where a person is now and what they want to change. From there she works collaboratively to build realistic strategies for coping, improving communication, and regaining a sense of control.
How client-centered and goal-focused work translates online
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard and understood first; the therapist follows the person’s lead and helps them name what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful behavior. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable steps and on what a person wants to be different, which can be useful for relationship problems, parenting stress, and coping with life transitions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative choice can change over time as new priorities or challenges arise.
Many people find that online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing quicker check-ins between appointments. If you are considering remote work, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online sessions can make it simpler to maintain continuity during transitions and to schedule appointments around work, school, or caregiving duties.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Dr. Nava help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, body image, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is listening-focused and collaborative, combining client-centered care with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused ideas to set practical goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dr. Nava has 15 years of clinical experience and additional years in social services and education that inform her work on family and trauma-related topics.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Dr. Nava?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.