Dr. Nicole Thweatt, LMHC

Dr. Nicole Thweatt is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 18 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship struggles, anger, and self-esteem concerns. Her practice also addresses trauma and abuse, grief, career changes, bipolar-related challenges, ADHD, and LGBT issues.

She blends practical tools with a warm, patient approach. Sessions focus on real skills people can use between meetings. Nicole draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and attachment-focused ideas while centering the client's goals and experience.

In session she works to make things straightforward. Conversations often include identifying unhelpful thinking, trying a new coping strategy, and practicing communication skills. She also uses mindfulness and client-centered techniques to help clients notice patterns and find what matters to them.

Nicole has supported people through family conflict, adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, and caregiver stress. She offers guidance around boundaries, codependency, commitment and communication problems, and recovery from domestic violence or abandonment wounds.

Her work is tailored to each person. The first session is used to set goals and build a simple plan. From there she and the client track progress and adjust strategies as needed to move toward a more manageable, flourishing life.

How her approaches translate to online care

Dr. Thweatt commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and improve daily functioning. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people build safer, more connected ways of relating.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, validation, and following the client's pace so goals come from what matters most to the person. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process; she will collaborate with each client to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences rather than applying a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face when convenient, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for busy schedules, work breaks, or those who prefer not to use video every time.