Therapist profile
Dr. Nichole Nava, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Nichole
Dr. Nichole Nava is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Texas with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and related issues such as ADHD and intimacy difficulties. Sessions are presented plainly and practically to address what is happening at home.
She uses straightforward, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage day-to-day strain. Her background includes many years in social services and education, including supervisory work in child protective services and roles as an elementary teacher and school counselor. Those roles shaped her focus on family dynamics and communication problems.
In sessions she leans on client-centered methods that prioritize the person's perspective and goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and solution-focused strategies to set concrete, short-term goals. These approaches are used to support people dealing with parenting stress, relationship strain, grief, or life transitions.
Nava has experience with complex family situations such as blended family issues, adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, abandonment, and caregiver stress. She also addresses identity-related matters including LGBT and gender dysphoria topics, body image, and codependency when adults bring these into conversations.
Her style is practical and results-oriented: identify pressing problems, try manageable changes, and track what helps. People who need help sorting family conflict, improving communication, or coping with major life changes may find this approach useful.
How sessions work
How Dr. Nava’s approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening to the person and following their priorities. It helps when someone needs to be heard and wants support shaping goals rather than having an expert prescribe steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It is practical for anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and problems where changing thinking or routines can reduce distress.
Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, achievable changes and on what works now. It is useful when someone wants quick, concrete steps to improve communication or manage immediate family strains.
Choosing the right mix of these approaches happens together. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, try strategies, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process aims to match methods to the client's needs and preferences.
Session logistics should fit into everyday life. Confirm which session formats are offered before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to schedule shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, or pick quieter times of day. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises and homework so they work in a home context, helping people practice new steps between sessions.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
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What kinds of family or parenting concerns are addressed?
She works with adults on parenting stress, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and general family problems that affect day-to-day life.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts, and solution-focused steps to set short-term goals.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has 15 years of clinical experience and many earlier years in social services and education, including supervisory work in child protective services and roles in schools.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is an LPC licensed in Texas and provides services listed from that location.
Can I work with her if I live outside the U.S.?
She does not accept international clients at this time; sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session format options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and services; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with scheduling a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, then schedule a first session from the available times.
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