Nicole Forester, LPC, LPCC
Clear listening to help rewrite your story
Details
| Name | Nicole Forester |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC, LPCC |
| Based in | Colorado |
| Licensed in | California, Colorado, Utah |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 16 |
About Nicole
Nicole Forester is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) working from Colorado. She greets people with straightforward, nonjudgmental listening and invites honest talk as a first step toward change. Nicole emphasizes helping people find their own voice and clarify what matters to them.
Her style is calm and direct. She encourages clients to be as unedited as they feel able and to treat sessions as a place to try out new ways of thinking and speaking.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on real problems like anxiety, grief, addiction, parenting stress, relationship and intimacy concerns, or trouble sleeping. Nicole draws on Narrative ideas alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people rewrite unhelpful stories about themselves. She also uses client-centered work and emotion-focused methods to support feelings that are hard to say out loud.
Sessions typically look like listening, naming patterns, and practicing small changes between meetings. Her background includes work in inpatient units, addiction recovery, outpatient and intensive outpatient programs, youth crisis services, hospice counseling for children and teens, and a years-long independent practice in San Francisco. She earned a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling in 2007 and has practiced for 16 years.
Nicole suggests people interview therapists to check fit and invites an initial conversation about what kind of support someone is seeking. She aims to answer questions about the process and to help people decide practical next steps.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Nicole works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Nicole 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 she 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 Nicole directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Nicole combines Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centered work. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and looks for ways to separate problems from identity so new possibilities can emerge. ACT helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and taking small, value-driven steps. Client-centered therapy centers the session on the person's experience, using empathic listening to encourage self-directed insight.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Nicole works collaboratively to figure out which methods match a person's goals, needs, and comfort level. She invites questions and adjustments as therapy proceeds so the plan can shift when something is or isn't helping.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is a good option for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when people prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or for people who process better in writing.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Nicole commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, LGBT issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and caregiver stress, anger, self esteem, career worries, bipolar challenges, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Nicole takes a calm, direct, and nonjudgmental approach. She listens, helps name patterns, and supports people in speaking their full truth.
What is her professional background?
She has 16 years of clinical experience, including inpatient units, addiction recovery, outpatient and intensive-outpatient programs, youth crisis teams, hospice counseling for children and teens, and independent practice work in San Francisco.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
Nicole holds LPC and LPCC credentials. She is licensed in Colorado and carries the credentials CO LPC and CA LPCC as listed.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their day-to-day needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
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