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01About Nicole
Dr. Nicole Harder greets people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC based in Texas with 18 years of experience.
She aims to make first steps feel manageable and respectful for each person who reaches out. Her sessions focus on practical help for stress and anxiety. She also addresses relationship strain, grief and loss, and struggles with motivation and self-esteem.
Background and approach
Conversations are shaped around what the individual says they need most at the time. Nicole uses techniques that help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on client-centered methods that prioritize each person’s perspective and goals.
When motivation is low, she applies motivational interviewing to support small, doable shifts. She has worked with concerns such as addiction, eating and body image issues, anger, depression, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas include abandonment, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and questions about life purpose.
In sessions she emphasizes clear, respectful dialogue and collaborative planning. People leave with concrete steps to try between meetings. The approach is steady, practical, and focused on daily life changes.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 62854 · expires January 2028
- NPI
- 1710125711 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nicole lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Nicole names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Nicole names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches meet online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's views and goals. In practice this means sessions begin by asking what matters most and then shaping conversations around the client's priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical ways to notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It often includes short exercises to try between sessions to test what works.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try an approach, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process helps match tools like CBT or client-centered work to the person's needs and pace.
Online sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful when visual cues and a fuller conversation help. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a session needs to fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing problem-solving, and quick follow-up between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent with a busy life.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can be addressed in therapy?
She helps people manage stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, self-esteem, depression, and addiction-related difficulties.
What is her general therapy style like?
The approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions combine client-centered listening with skills-based strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 18 years of professional work in counseling settings and has supported people with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her professional credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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