Nicole Durant , LPCC

Nicole Durant is an Ohio licensed professional counselor, LPCC, with 13 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma or low self-esteem. Nicole focuses on practical steps clients can use right away. She aims to create a calm space where people can say what they think and feel without judgment.

Nicole uses straightforward methods to tackle everyday problems. She draws on client-centered work to follow each person’s lead and build trust. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy help with strong emotions and moments of panic.

Her approach is collaborative and goal-focused. Nicole works with each person to set short-term goals and check progress across sessions. Conversations include practical tools for communication, coping with life changes, and reducing compulsive or avoidance behaviors.

Nicole also supports people dealing with attachment or abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, family of origin issues, guilt, shame, and loneliness. She helps clients think through life purpose questions and midlife transitions in a step-by-step way. Practical homework and skill practice are offered when useful.

Sessions are offered in English and are structured to fit what the client needs. Nicole emphasizes steady progress, clear strategies, and a respectful working relationship to help people move toward more confidence and balance.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead to build trust and clarify goals. This approach is useful for people who need space to sort through feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches specific skills to change them. It often helps with anxiety, panic, phobias, and repetitive or compulsive behaviors. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, offers practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and sharpening interpersonal effectiveness.

Figuring out the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions may start with more listening and goal-setting, then introduce targeted skills or homework based on what the client finds most helpful.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face work and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and messaging lets clients share thoughts between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.