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Nichole Molnar, LCPC

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Nichole

Nichole Molnar is an Illinois-licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) who draws on a decade of experience to help people navigate depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, and ADHD-related concerns.

Background and approach

She emphasizes building a strong therapeutic alliance and meets each person where they are, tailoring treatment plans to individual needs while encouraging clients to use their existing strengths and skills to meet goals. Her practice integrates evidence-based techniques including cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness practices to address stress management, self-esteem, trauma, and behavioral challenges.

She also applies elements of dialectical approaches and acceptance-based work when helpful, supporting clients through life changes, caregiver stress, intimacy issues, and family conflict. Nichole works with individuals, couples, families, and groups and takes a collaborative stance, partnering with clients to set priorities and move toward meaningful change.

Located in Illinois, she offers services in English and accepts international clients. Her approach is practical and strengths-focused, aiming to help people gain tools they can use outside of sessions while responding to the realities of everyday life.

Evidence-Informed Approaches Adapted for Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify values and take committed action toward meaningful life directions while learning to notice difficult thoughts without getting entangled in them; this approach can be useful for stress, anxiety, and challenges with motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing behavioral strategies to reduce symptoms and improve functioning, which is often applied for depression, anxiety, and behavioral difficulties. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple regulation practices that support emotion management and reduce reactivity in day-to-day situations.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist partners with clients to assess their goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques, and adjusts methods over time so care aligns with what feels most helpful for each person.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to continue work between meetings. These options allow licensed professionals to deliver the same evidence-informed strategies - like CBT exercises, ACT values work, and mindfulness practices - in formats that match each client's needs and practical circumstances.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Nichole commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, grief, compassion fatigue, self-esteem struggles, ADHD, and related issues like parenting and intimacy.
What is her therapeutic style in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, combining cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and acceptance-based tools to help clients build practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience working with individuals, couples, families, and groups across a range of mood, behavioral, and relational concerns.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is licensed as an LCPC in Illinois with license number IL LCPC 180012319 and provides services from that state.
Does she work with clients who live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts therapy in English.
In what formats can sessions take place?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English

What Nichole can help with

Nichole Molnar works with clients on stress and anxiety, self esteem, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.

Nichole works with those with depression, anxiety, trauma, and behavioral issues.

How Nichole approaches therapy

Nichole's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Nichole is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor practicing in Illinois, with 10 years of clinical experience.