- Anger management
- Trauma work
- CBT and DBT
About Nicole
Nicole Neal is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in New Mexico with 24 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, depression, anger, and relationship or parenting strains. Nicole focuses on helping people understand how their reactions and choices affect their daily life.
Nicole takes a straightforward, client-centered approach. She treats the relationship between therapist and client as a collaborative space where both people influence the work. Sessions often involve clear conversation about patterns, practical skills, and decisions people can try between meetings.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are commonly used in her sessions to address thinking patterns, emotion regulation, and coping strategies. Motivational Interviewing supports change when someone is unsure or stuck, while trauma-focused methods are used when past events continue to cause distress.
Her background includes long experience with addiction, trauma and mood disorders. That history gives her familiarity with common obstacles people face when anger, substance use, grief, or panic start to interfere with work and home life. She emphasizes clear talk about behavior and responsibility rather than labels.
Nicole asks people to consider what they want to change and to take practical steps between sessions. For many clients this looks like building small routines, practicing new responses in stressful moments, and tracking what helps. The focus is on usable skills and honest reflection.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the relationship and on listening. It helps people talk through what matters to them and take responsibility for choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors. It provides practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and reduce reactive responses. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance, which many people find useful for managing anger and impulsive reactions. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first, based on their goals and daily challenges. That decision can change over time as progress and obstacles become clearer. Confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing commute time and allowing for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let someone have a session during a break at work, choose audio-only when bandwidth or comfort matters, or keep continuity of care when schedules shift. Ask about the session options available when you schedule to find what will work in your routine.Areas of expertise
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
New Mexico
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What anger and related concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anger, relationship issues, parenting strain, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and conversational. She emphasizes mutual responsibility in the therapeutic relationship and practical skills to change patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 24 years of experience working with adults on mood disorders, trauma, addiction, and interpersonal problems.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor licensed in New Mexico.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.