- Client-centered focus
- CBT tools
- Goal oriented
About Nichole
Dr. Nichole Nava is an LPC based in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain. She frequently supports people navigating parenting challenges, intimacy issues, identity questions, and codependency concerns. Her style is straightforward and focused on practical steps people can use right away.
She draws on client-centered methods to build a respectful, listening-first space. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when negative thinking or unhelpful behavior patterns get in the way. Solution-focused techniques help set clear, achievable goals and track progress between sessions.
Dr. Nava has 15 years of counseling experience and a background in social services and education. That experience shaped her work with people affected by trauma, family disruption, and caregiver stress. She also has experience with adoption and foster care related issues and attachment concerns.
In sessions she aims to help clients identify coping skills, improve communication, and set boundaries that feel manageable. She offers concrete strategies for day-to-day problems like panic, low mood, and relationship conflict, and she supports parents who are juggling multiple demands.
People typically find she is calm, practical, and goal oriented. She encourages small steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes. If you want to start, confirm current session options before booking and use the platform Start Therapy process to complete the matching questionnaire.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting each person where they are. It emphasizes empathy and collaboration so clients feel heard and can set the pace for change. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, respectful space to sort through feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In practice this means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, trying small behavior experiments, and practicing new skills between sessions. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they’ll choose which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made.
Confirm the specific online session options before booking because the biography does not list formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow for check-ins when schedules are tight. It also gives flexibility when someone prefers a brief phone check-in rather than a longer meeting. Licensed professionals can adapt client-centered, CBT, and solution-focused tools to remote sessions and focus on realistic steps that transfer into everyday life.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, codependency, ADHD, and related family or identity stresses.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is listening-first and practical. Sessions mix client-centered listening with CBT tools and solution-focused goal work.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of counseling experience and a long background in social services and education that includes work with trauma and family disruption.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as an LPC in Texas and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.