Nichole Garcia, LMSW

Nichole Garcia is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) with 13 years of clinical experience. She began her career supporting children and teens in a residential shelter and later moved into community mental health work with adults. Her background includes work across a range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder, eating issues, substance use, and ADHD.

She sees therapy as a partnership built on honesty and openness. Sessions focus on learning about thought patterns and everyday habits that get in the way. Nichole aims to make sessions straightforward and collaborative so people can try practical changes between visits.

Her training history includes multiple workshops and trainings in dialectical behavior therapy and prolonged exposure, plus additional training in cognitive behavioral therapy, eating disorders, and substance use work. That experience shapes how she structures skills practice, coping strategies, and goal setting.

Nichole draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered methods, CBT, and DBT when planning treatment. She adapts these approaches to each person’s needs and priorities instead of following a single formula.

She graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Social Work in 2012 and completed an accelerated Master of Social Work in 2013. Early internships included homeless shelters, residential programs, and psychiatric hospital work, which broadened her experience across age groups and settings.

Approaches that shape online work and practical benefits

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and choosing actions that fit personal values. It can help when worry or avoidance keeps someone from living the life they want. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific exercises to change unhelpful patterns and improve mood and sleep. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to manage intense feelings and improve relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying an approach, checking how it’s working, and adjusting the plan together.

The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full in-person visit is hard to arrange. It can also support steady practice of skills between appointments and help keep momentum during life changes.