Nicole Wilbur, LMSW

Nicole Wilbur is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with 19 years of clinical experience. She began her career in hospitals and then worked in homecare, hospice, palliative care, brain injury services, and schools. Nicole meets people where they are and focuses on clear, practical steps toward change.

Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person's needs. She draws on mindfulness techniques, cognitive behavioral ideas, and mind-body practices to build skills and relieve symptoms.

Nicole has worked with people facing anxiety, depression, bipolar mood challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, and addiction concerns. She also helps with ADHD, autism-related issues, chronic pain or illness, caregiver stress, sleep and eating problems, and compassion fatigue. Conversations often look at how symptoms affect communication and relationships.

In sessions she helps clients identify strengths and try small, manageable changes. Practical tools might include thought tracking, breathing and grounding exercises, or behavioral experiments to test new ways of coping. Homework and simple practice between sessions are common when useful.

Nicole also has experience leading groups, running workshops, and providing education to other professionals. She aims to make the process understandable and doable, helping people take steady steps toward the changes they want.

How Nicole's approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and building a nonjudgmental space. It helps people clarify goals, name strengths, and choose the changes they want to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior. It breaks problems into steps and teaches practical skills like thought tracking and small behavior experiments that can reduce anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships, including grounding, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Nicole will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different strategies. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what helps.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow a quicker check-in when needed. It also supports continuing skills practice between meetings and makes it simple to use real-life examples from daily routines during sessions.