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Nicole Bakewell

Nicole Bakewell, LMHC

Therapist in Florida

Experienced LMHC focused on practical support

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  • Warm and nonjudgmental
  • Practical daily skills
  • Works on relationships

About Nicole

Nicole Bakewell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and jealousy-related concerns. She aims to make therapy approachable and practical for everyday life. Sessions are framed around what a person needs right now and where they want to go next.

Nicole draws on eight years of clinical experience across community mental health and telehealth settings. She has worked with individuals who struggle with trauma, addiction, parenting challenges, grief, mood disorders, ADHD, and a wide range of intimacy and relationship issues. Her background includes work with people affected by abandonment, adoption and foster care, chronic illness, and caregiver stress.

Her style is warm and non-judgmental. She uses client-centered and behavior-focused methods to help people set realistic goals and try small, manageable changes between sessions. Emotion-focused work is used when relationship patterns and attachment needs are central to the concern.

Nicole emphasizes practical skills as well as understanding how past experiences shape current reactions. She offers tools for coping with intense emotion, improving communication, and managing everyday routines like sleep and eating. She also addresses compassion fatigue and burnout for people in caregiving roles.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. Sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How Nicole Uses Therapy Approaches Online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Nicole uses this approach to help people notice how past attachments still influence trust, jealousy, and closeness in adult relationships. It can be useful when relationship wounds or abandonment concerns show up in day-to-day life.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own goals and experience. Sessions focus on listening, reflecting, and helping clients decide what changes feel right. This approach supports people who need a calm space to sort through choices about parenting, relationships, or life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and routines. Nicole uses CBT strategies to address anxiety, sleep and eating problems, and patterns that feed anger or low self-esteem.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to the problem, goals, and personal preferences. That means trying ideas, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed.

Nicole has worked in telehealth settings, but the biography does not list specific current session formats. Confirm the available session types when you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow for shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and reduce time spent traveling. Many people appreciate being able to keep consistent work on goals without rearranging their whole routine.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Nicole commonly address?

Nicole works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction issues as well as relationship and intimacy-related difficulties. She also supports people facing parenting strain, grief, ADHD, and challenges with sleep or eating.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is warm and non-judgmental and focuses on practical steps. She blends client-centered listening with behaviorally focused strategies and emotion-focused work when relationships or attachment patterns are central.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience providing clinical services in community mental health and via telehealth. That experience includes work with people affected by adoption and foster care, chronic illness, and caregiver stress.

What credentials and location are listed?

Nicole holds the Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, listed as FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.

Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography notes telehealth experience but does not specify current session formats; please confirm the exact session options when you book.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with therapy?

Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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