- Client-centered
- Solution-focused
- Strengths-based
About Nicole
Nicole Ballas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addiction concerns, and family conflicts. She works in New York and focuses on practical ways to handle day-to-day struggles. Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental and aims to make clients feel heard and respected.
Nicole draws on Client-Centered Therapy to shape sessions around each person’s needs. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, realistic steps that move a person toward those goals.
Nicole's background includes long experience as a primary therapist and managing an inpatient psychiatry unit for more than 20 years. That work involved helping people through grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem struggles, and coping with life changes.
She also supports people dealing with ADHD, chronic pain or illness, caregiver stress, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, eating and food-related issues, hoarding, impulsivity, and other family of origin concerns. Sessions emphasize strengths and real-world strategies rather than labels.
Nicole aims to build trust with genuine listening, compassion, and sometimes gentle humor. She invites clients to see themselves as the experts of their own story and helps them identify and use strengths to reach their goals.
How her approaches shape online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on meeting people where they are and listening without judgement. It helps when someone needs space to tell their story, feel understood, and set goals at their own pace. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for practical changes and small steps that make daily life easier, which can be helpful for issues like stress, anxiety, sleep, or managing mood swings.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Nicole will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That choice can change over time as progress is made or new concerns arise.
Practical benefits of online sessions can include easier scheduling around work and caregiving, fewer errands, and the ability to fit a brief check-in into a busy day. Because specific session formats are not listed here, confirm available options before booking to ensure they suit your routine and needs. Licensed professionals can adapt both client-centered listening and solution-focused steps to an online setting to keep work focused and goal-oriented.
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Experience
27+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Nicole commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, family problems, grief, trauma and related issues such as sleeping, anger, self-esteem, and intimacy-related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, empathetic, and nonjudgmental with an emphasis on listening and building trust. She uses compassion and ordinary conversation to help clients feel heard.
What is her professional background?
Nicole has 27 years of professional experience and spent over 20 years working as a primary therapist and managing an inpatient psychiatry unit.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices in that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current session options with the platform before booking.
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 therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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