Nicole Bakewell, LMHC

Nicole Bakewell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, and difficult life changes. She uses straightforward talk and practical strategies so parents can feel heard and find ways to move forward. Nicole works in English and provides services to people in Florida and beyond.

Nicole focuses on helping people with a wide range of concerns including depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and sleep and eating problems. She also supports those dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, caregiver strain, and body image or identity challenges. Her practice includes attention to attachment and family-related stress and adoption or foster care issues.

Her approach mixes cognitive behavioral techniques with attachment-based and client-centered ideas. That means sessions often include clear skill practice, attention to relationship patterns, and time to talk through what matters most to each person. Nicole also draws on dialectical behavior ideas for emotion regulation and emotionally focused methods for relationship patterns when helpful.

Nicole brings eight years of clinical experience across community mental health and telehealth settings. She describes herself as warm, nonjudgmental, and focused on practical change. Sessions are scheduled around client needs and can include short-term skill work or longer-term support.

She offers several online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling to fit the client’s availability.

How Nicole Uses Practical Approaches Online

Nicole uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT often involves short exercises, homework, and skill practice that translate well to video sessions and messaging. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people notice how past connections shape current reactions; this can be useful for relationship stress, parenting concerns, and attachment issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. She will work with each person to decide whether CBT, attachment-focused conversations, or a client-centered talk approach fits best. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this work. Video calls let the therapist and client see facial expressions and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for quick updates, skill reminders, and ongoing support between sessions. These options provide flexibility for varied schedules and make it easier to maintain regular contact while working on stress, relationships, and daily coping skills.