- Warm and interactive
- Practical tools
- Trauma-informed care
About Nicole
Nicole Lewandowski is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin with 20 years of experience. She offers a warm, interactive style and aims to treat people with respect and compassion. Nicole focuses on helping people who feel stuck by listening carefully and building practical steps forward.
Nicole works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. She also supports people facing codependency, ADHD, grief, addiction, parenting strain, and career concerns. Her experience includes work with autism spectrum differences and first responder issues.
Her sessions are conversational and tailored to each person's situation. Nicole combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools and dialectical behavior strategies. She also uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for trauma work and mindfulness practices to help with emotion regulation.
Sessions focus on clear goals and simple skills people can use between meetings. Nicole helps people identify patterns that keep problems going and try new ways of responding. Progress is tracked in ordinary steps so the work feels manageable.
Nicole asks people to bring their real-life concerns to the session. She helps set priorities and build a plan that fits daily routines. If someone wants to change how they relate to others or reduce overwhelming emotions, she offers steady support and practical guidance.
Approach-Based Online Care and What It Looks Like
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person’s viewpoint and shaping sessions around their priorities. It helps people feel heard and guides decision-making rather than telling someone what to do. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that are useful when feelings feel overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Nicole collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and situation. She will review options, try techniques, and adjust the plan over time so the care matches what the person needs and prefers.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit into busy days, cut down travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online work can let people practice skills between meetings and bring real-life situations into sessions for immediate problem-solving. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and DBT skills, and trauma-focused methods like EMDR, to remote formats when appropriate, and Nicole will help determine the best path forward based on practical needs and therapeutic goals.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Nicole address?
Nicole helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and codependency among other concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and interactive, focused on listening and tailoring dialog to each person's needs while using practical skills and goal-setting.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 20 years of experience as a social worker and therapist, working with a broad range of mental health and trauma-related issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Nicole is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Wisconsin and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not taking international clients at this time.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start therapy?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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