Nickolas Raczek, LPC
Compassionate narrative-informed counseling
Details
| Name | Nickolas Raczek |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Texas |
| Licensed in | Texas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Nickolas
Nickolas Raczek is a licensed professional counselor with five years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues around self-esteem. He practices in Texas and focuses on creating a straightforward, respectful space for people to talk about what matters to them. He aims to help clients feel heard and to build small, useful changes into daily life.
Nickolas uses Narrative Therapy alongside client-centered listening to help people untangle the stories they tell about themselves.
Background and approach
He also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to address anxiety, panic, and mood swings. Motivational interviewing is part of his work when someone wants help finding direction or making changes. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused.
He helps people identify patterns, test new ways of thinking, and practice concrete coping skills between meetings. For clients dealing with grief, trauma, LGBT concerns, or sexual issues such as BDSM and kink, he offers nonjudgmental support and practical strategies. Nickolas also works with issues like codependency, blended family stress, impulsivity, and compassion fatigue.
He provides help for intimacy-related struggles, sexual dysfunction, and challenges connected to HIV and AIDS. His approach balances listening with clear steps clients can try right away. Work with him can include short-term problem solving or longer-term narrative work to reshape identity and meaning.
Conversations may happen by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
What this therapist works with
His listing names Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Grief among the things Nickolas works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Men's issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in his listing among his approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Nickolas among the ways he works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Nickolas among the ways he works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Nickolas among the ways he works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Nickolas among the ways he works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Nickolas among the ways he works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Nickolas among the ways he works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Nickolas directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how he works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Nickolas directly how he uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and skills-based work fits online
Nickolas blends Narrative Therapy with client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques to support people through specific problems and broader life stories. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from the problems they face and rewrite the narratives that limit them. Client-centered work emphasizes empathetic listening and following the client's lead to build trust and clarity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thought patterns and trying practical experiments to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will choose which approaches to use and when. That might mean doing short, solution-focused work for immediate problems or longer narrative sessions when someone wants to reshape personal meaning and identity.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video allows for face-to-face conversation, phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited, chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options offer flexibility for scheduling, quicker follow-up between sessions, and different ways to practice skills outside of meetings.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Nickolas help with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem problems, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, and ADHD-related challenges, among other concerns.
What is his style of therapy like?
His style mixes Narrative and client-centered approaches with practical tools from CBT and DBT. Sessions are conversational and focus on identifying patterns and testing small changes.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has five years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including mood, anxiety, grief, and sexuality-related issues.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English. He does not work with international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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