Nicole Bakewell, LMHC

Nicole Bakewell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and life changes. She speaks English and works with a wide range of concerns including depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, and challenges related to chronic illness. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping clients take practical steps toward balance.

Nicole draws on eight years of clinical experience across community mental health and telehealth settings. She uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods to help people cope with trauma, ADHD, mood swings, and compulsive behaviors. Sessions focus on skills that can be used day to day, like emotion regulation and clearer communication.

Her approach blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral tools. Dialectical behavior strategies and emotionally focused techniques are used when they fit a person's needs. Nicole frames therapy as collaborative work to identify manageable goals and small changes that add up over time.

Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space for talking through painful events, losses, or ongoing stressors. She also supports people facing caregiver strain, chronic pain or illness, and complicated family histories such as adoption or blended families. Nicole emphasizes practical coping and planning alongside emotional processing.

To get started, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions through the service's Start Therapy workflow. She typically schedules Monday through Friday between early morning and late evening Eastern Time, with occasional weekends available.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and reactions. In practice this means noticing patterns in how people connect, and then trying new ways of communicating and relating to reduce anxiety and conflict.

Client-centered therapy centers on being heard and understood. A therapist listens carefully, reflects what they hear, and helps people find their own solutions to problems like parenting strain, grief, or life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions. It teaches concrete skills to question unhelpful thinking and build routines for better sleep, mood, or impulse control.

Deciding on the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs, then recommend techniques that fit. That plan can change as clients try strategies and notice what helps most.

If you prefer online sessions, confirm available formats before booking since specific options are not listed in the biography. Online work can make scheduling easier, allow check-ins during a busy day, and reduce travel time. Some approaches also adapt well to a remote format because they emphasize skills practice and moments of real-time coaching rather than long in-person exercises.