Nicole Lewandowski, LCSW
Practical, story-focused therapy for real life struggles
Details
| Name | Nicole Lewandowski |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Wisconsin |
| Licensed in | Wisconsin |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Nicole
Nicole Lewandowski is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 20 years of experience to sessions. She focuses on creating a respectful, down-to-earth space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and struggles with attention or mood. She speaks plain language and works alongside people to make small, useful changes.
Her style is warm and interactive. Nicole blends Narrative Therapy, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical behavior strategies, and trauma-focused methods to match what each person needs.
Background and approach
She avoids labels and instead listens for the stories that shape how someone feels and acts. In practical terms she helps people name patterns, test different behaviors, and notice what brings relief. Sessions may include talking, skill-building, and reshaping how past events are understood.
She supports people facing compassion fatigue, parenting stress, addiction concerns, body image and eating issues, and career or self-esteem struggles. Nicole has also worked with people affected by abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, attachment and impulse concerns, intellectual disability, and first responder stress. She adapts her approach to the situation and the person rather than following a single formula.
She offers sessions by video, phone, chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair people with her and schedule a first session.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Nicole works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Control issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: 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.
- 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
How narrative and skills-based work translates online
Nicole draws on Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves and their lives and to find alternative, more helpful meanings. This approach is useful for people coping with identity questions, trauma memories, or patterns that feel stuck. Client-centered Therapy is centered on listening and building a trusting relationship, giving people space to set the pace and topics of sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying practical experiments to change behavior and mood.Nicole treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and adapt methods as needed. That collaborative process makes it easier to combine storytelling work with concrete skills when that fits the person’s goals.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed, and chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options aim to make scheduling easier and therapy more accessible across different daily routines.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Nicole works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is warm, interactive, and respectful. She blends Narrative Therapy, client-centered methods, CBT and DBT techniques to fit each person's needs.
What is her clinical background?
She has 20 years of experience working as a social worker and therapist across a range of settings and concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential in Wisconsin and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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