Nicole Saunders, LMHC

Nicole Saunders is a licensed mental health counselor with 21 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or family concerns. She also supports those dealing with trauma, addiction, grief, and caregiving strain.

She uses a straightforward, person-focused style. Conversations are shaped around each person's needs and goals. Nicole adapts sessions to practical problems, like sleep trouble, parenting strain, or coping with big life changes.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy along with attachment-focused and client-centered work. She blends skills training and talk-based strategies to help people spot patterns and try new behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills may be used when emotional regulation is a central concern.

Nicole holds LMHC credentials and practices in Florida. She offers later evening weekday hours and some weekend availability to help fit therapy into busy schedules. Before the first meeting she asks clients to complete an additional informed consent form.

Sessions are tailored to what a person needs right now, whether that means short-term coping tools or longer work on relationships and self-understanding. She aims to make therapy practical, respectful, and rooted in everyday life.

How her approaches work online

Nicole combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with attachment-focused work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or sleep problems. ACT helps people clarify values, accept difficult feelings, and take steps toward a meaningful life even when emotions are painful. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, which can be useful for relationship and parenting concerns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Nicole will discuss your goals and preferences and recommend methods that match what you want to work on. Together you can try different techniques and adjust the plan based on what helps most in real life.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, while phone sessions can fit a shorter break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging offer quick check-ins, between-session support, or a way to follow up on coping strategies. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work consistently from wherever you are located in Florida.