About Me

I'm Nicole, a therapist specializing in anxiety, OCD, and maternal mental health. I help perfectionists, overthinkers, and new and expecting mothers move past the anxious energy that's been running the show — using EMDR alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to get to the root of what's driving the worry, not just manage the symptoms.

Before becoming a therapist, I spent years as a child protection caseworker and paralegal, which gave me a front-row seat to how trauma, systems, and stress show up in real families — not just in theory. I founded Balancing Anxiety, LLC in 2020 to bring that grounded, real-world understanding into private practice, and I bring the same perspective as a mother myself.

I've been quoted as a mental health expert in outlets including Parents.com, PsychCentral, and PureWow, and I regularly teach and supervise clinicians pursuing their LCSW. My first book, Balancing Anxiety: A Workbook for Perfectionist Overachievers, recently won an award from the Nonfiction Authors Association.

When I'm not working, I'm shlepping my kids around, chipping away at my next writing piece, arguing politics with my husband, or volunteering as a doula. If we seem like a good match, please reach out — the first step is often the hardest.