Nicole Faulkner, AASW

Nicole Faulkner is an AASW accredited mental health social worker with 12 years' experience in government and non-government settings. She supports people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and low mood. Nicole aims to build a calm, non-judgmental space where people can talk about what matters to them.

She focuses on practical coping strategies and clearer ways to manage emotions day to day. Sessions often include looking at thought patterns, building small routines, and finding ways to increase motivation and confidence. Nicole helps people make sense of painful experiences and steady their reactions.

Nicole also pays attention to relationship patterns such as attachment and abandonment, and to pressures that come with caregiving, long-term illness or chronic pain. She works with issues like guilt, shame, isolation, life purpose and financial stress in straightforward terms. Conversations are paced to suit each person’s needs.

Her experience spans community services and government roles, so she is used to working with practical problems alongside emotional ones. Nicole encourages small, achievable steps and reviews what is working as therapy progresses.

People who prefer a direct but warm approach may find her style useful. She invites those taking the first step to reach out and start with a short matching questionnaire to find the right time to meet.

How evidence-based techniques can work online

Nicole practices evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and building daily coping skills. One common approach helps people notice and adjust negative thought patterns, which can reduce worry and low mood and support clearer decision making. Another common approach emphasises small behavioural changes and routines to lift motivation, manage anxiety and support mood regulation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, history and preferences, then try methods that fit their needs. Progress is reviewed together and techniques are adapted as required.

The biography does not list which session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into busy lives - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday and suit those who prefer not to be on camera. Appropriately qualified or registered therapists can use remote sessions to continue weekly work or to follow up more flexibly when life gets in the way.