Nicole Garza, LCSW

Therapist in North Carolina

Nicole Garza is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 13 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, addiction, and the fallout from trauma.

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Licensed inNorth Carolina
LicenseC007548
NPI 1710203583
Experience13+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Nicole

Nicole Garza is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 13 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, addiction, and the fallout from trauma. She approaches sessions with empathy and clear goals, aiming to make therapy feel practical and understandable for clients. Nicole keeps language simple and focuses on small, doable steps that fit into everyday life.

Nicole draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.

Background and approach

She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and dialectical behavior strategies to build emotion regulation skills. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) informs how she helps people clarify values and commit to meaningful action. Her background includes military service in the Army and work across several states, which shaped her flexible, down-to-earth style.

That experience informs her understanding of stress, caregiver strain, and first responder challenges. Nicole also supports people facing grief, intimacy issues, and identity concerns related to LGBT and gender dysphoria. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused.

Nicole pays attention to safety, coping skills, and how clients want their lives to look. She checks progress regularly and adjusts plans when needed. Nicole offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging for people who prefer online formats.

She accepts international clients and works from North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (NC LCSW).

Credentials

LCSW (North Carolina): License C007548 · expires December 2027
NPI: 1710203583 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Nicole lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Control issues
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Nicole names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online work

Nicole blends attachment-based work with cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support people online. Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current relationship patterns and helps people notice and change unhelpful interaction habits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, or sleep problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed action even when unwanted feelings arise.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicole treats the choice of methods as collaborative and will help clients decide what to try based on their goals, needs, and comfort with different techniques. She reviews progress and adjusts the plan together so the approach stays useful and relevant.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging to provide flexibility. Video allows face-to-face interaction for skill practice and deeper conversation, phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth, and chat or text messaging can work for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and help people access consistent care across locations.

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Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does Nicole address?

Nicole helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy and relationship concerns, parenting strain, career stress, and related issues such as body image and caregiver burnout.

What is her general therapy style?

She uses a collaborative, down-to-earth style that focuses on practical steps, emotion regulation, and clearer thinking. Sessions aim to set goals and track progress in ways that fit daily life.

How long has she been practicing clinically?

Nicole has 13 years of clinical experience, including work shaped by her prior service in the Army and practice across several states.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential listed as NC LCSW and practices from North Carolina.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available online?

Nicole provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does cost and billing work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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