Therapist profile
Nicole Anzalone, LMHC, LPC
Licensed counselor - Family and parenting focus
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- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Parenting challenges
About Nicole
Nicole Anzalone is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed professional counselor (LMHC, LPC) with 12 years of clinical experience. She is based in South Carolina and lists a wide range of concerns she supports, including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, parenting, and relationship and family matters.
She has worked in many settings over her career. That includes school settings with children and adolescents, substance abuse facilities, outpatient programs, inpatient behavioral health units, crisis call centers, and private practice. Those roles shaped how she approaches everyday struggles and crisis moments alike.
In early sessions she focuses on understanding who a person is and what they want to accomplish. She then helps set concrete goals and practices coping skills they can use between meetings. She talks through difficult feelings and offers straightforward strategies to manage anxiety, mood shifts, and addiction-related urges.
Nicole also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, codependency, domestic violence aftermath, grief, infidelity, and challenges tied to young adulthood. She notes work with LGBT issues, men's and women's concerns, and problems with eating or sleeping as part of her practice.
Her approach is direct and practical. She aims to create an environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. If someone is ready to begin, she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to get started.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online work fits
Many of the techniques she uses are evidence-based and focus on skills practice and emotional processing. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills and behavioral strategies to manage anxiety, mood problems, and addictive urges. These strategies are practical and aimed at day-to-day relief and improved functioning.Another approach centers on processing trauma and difficult emotions through guided conversation and pacing. This helps people name and work through upsetting memories and the feelings that follow, and it can reduce reactivity in stressful situations.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with a client about goals, past experiences, and what feels workable, then adjust techniques as those needs and preferences become clearer. That collaborative process helps decide which evidence-based methods to prioritize.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Before booking, confirm the current session options. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some formats use less bandwidth or do not require video, which can help on a hectic day. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises and between-session practices so they can be used at home and between responsibilities.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
New York, North Carolina, South Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with at home?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, grief, and related issues.
How would she describe her way of working?
She builds a foundation in the first sessions, sets practical goals, and helps people practice coping skills between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional work experience across schools, substance abuse settings, inpatient units, crisis call centers, outpatient care, and private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and is based in South Carolina with licensure noted in New York and South Carolina.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.