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Nicole Sandonato is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with nine years of clinical experience.

01About Nicole

Nicole Sandonato is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, and major life changes. Her approach starts with listening to each person’s story and identifying strengths they can use in hard moments.

Nicole centers sessions on practical steps and clear goals. She helps people make sense of painful events, develop coping skills, and improve communication in strained relationships.

Background and approach

She also addresses attachment concerns, blended family challenges, and difficulties with impulsivity or intense moods. Clients working on social anxiety, isolation, or shame can expect straightforward strategies to manage symptoms day to day. For those dealing with post-traumatic stress, self-harm urges, or grief, she offers steady, focused support and a plan for gradual progress.

She also has experience relevant to young adult issues and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). Nicole encourages collaboration in therapy. She treats each person as the expert on their life while offering guidance, feedback, and concrete tools.

Her style is calm and practical, with attention to what works in everyday life. To begin, she asks people to share what matters most to them and what they hope to change. From there she helps set realistic steps and checks in regularly to adjust the plan.

Her goal is to help people leave sessions feeling better able to cope and move forward.

02Credentials

LPC (Pennsylvania)
License PC011801 · expires February 2027
NPI
1215279054 · national provider identifier

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03Focus areas and approaches

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04Online support

Therapeutic Techniques and Online Care

Nicole uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build skills. One common approach focuses on teaching practical coping strategies for anxiety and stress, such as breathing exercises, activity planning, and breaking problems into small steps. This helps people reduce intense reactions and regain control in daily life.

Another approach addresses trauma and grief with a steady, supportive process that works through painful memories and helps people rebuild routines and meaning. For relationship or family-related concerns she emphasizes communication skills and problem-solving to improve interactions and set clearer boundaries.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Together they try techniques, track what helps, and adjust plans when needed so progress feels realistic and manageable.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation, phone can be simpler for lower bandwidth or brief check-ins, and chat or text lets people check in between sessions or send quick updates. These options offer flexibility for different schedules and life demands, making it easier to keep consistent care.

05Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, blended family problems, and young adult concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is calm and practical. She listens first, then offers clear steps and skills people can try between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional work experience supporting people with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a licensed professional counselor - LPC - practicing in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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