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Nicole Ernst, LMHC

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness Therapy
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About Nicole

Nicole Ernst is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor who brings two decades of experience to clients navigating stress, mood challenges, trauma, and attention concerns such as ADHD. She focuses on meeting people where they are, helping them set realistic goals and move forward at a comfortable pace.

Background and approach

Her clinical background includes work with parenting concerns, addiction, relationship and family difficulties, and complex mood and trauma-related issues. Her approach blends practical, evidence-informed methods like cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing with trauma-focused strategies when needed.

Nicole holds an LMHC credential and has extensive experience supporting people through grief, anger, impulsivity, and life transitions. She accepts clients across Florida and also works with international clients, offering video, phone, live chat, and text-based sessions tailored to individual needs.

Nicole emphasizes collaboration and steady progress rather than quick fixes, helping clients build skills for coping with anxiety, panic, depression, and other concerns. She welcomes those seeking help with self-esteem, communication problems, eating-related issues, and compassion fatigue, guiding each person toward sustainable change while honoring their goals and pace.

Online Approaches for Practical Change and Healing

Nicole often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build concrete skills for managing anxiety, mood, impulsivity, and everyday stressors. Mindfulness Therapy is another component of her work, teaching attention and acceptance practices that can reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation in the face of trauma or depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is decided collaboratively. She works with clients to match methods to their goals, symptoms, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time to ensure the plan fits the individual's needs and pace.

Online therapy with Nicole offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to access care from different locations and schedules. These formats support continuity of care for those juggling work, family, or mobility constraints and allow therapists and clients to maintain regular, goal-focused sessions without geographic barriers.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Nicole commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, anger, self esteem, bipolar symptoms, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach combines practical, goal-oriented strategies with trauma-informed care; techniques include cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused elements depending on client needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Nicole brings 20 years of experience in mental health and addiction work, drawing on long-term practice with people across a range of ages and life stages.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an LMHC credential with the designation FL LMHC MH10086 and practices from Florida while also accepting international clients.
Are sessions offered in multiple languages or internationally?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is open to working with international clients as noted in her practice details.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for therapy with her?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability to arrange initial sessions.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

About

Nicole Ernst is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida, not currently accepting new clients.