Nicole Pfaff, LPC
Therapist who centers your life story
Details
| Name | Nicole Pfaff |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Pennsylvania |
| Licensed in | Pennsylvania |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 14 |
About Nicole
Nicole Pfaff is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 14 years of experience. She centers therapy on people's stories and helps them find strength in their own life narrative. Nicole works with everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes.
She also supports people dealing with compassion fatigue and career-related strain. Nicole uses Narrative Therapy alongside practical strategies to help people see patterns in their story and try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
She pairs that with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools to build small, usable skills for daily life. Sessions are simple and action-oriented when that fits the need, or more reflective when clients want to reframe difficult experiences.
Nicole has long experience helping people cope with grief, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and the isolation that comes from loneliness or social anxiety. She offers approaches that address panic attacks and seasonal mood shifts too. Her work often focuses on boosting self-love, confidence, and motivation so people can move toward goals they care about.
In sessions she aims to make the work collaborative. She listens for a person’s strengths first and then helps them try new tools. The emphasis is on clear steps clients can use between appointments to feel steadier and more capable.
Nicole conducts therapy in English and provides online formats including video, phone, chat, and text-based messaging. People who want to begin can follow the site’s matching and scheduling process to set up a first session.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Depression among the things Nicole works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Divorce and separation
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): 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.
- 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
Narrative and Skills-Based Therapy Online
Nicole often uses Narrative Therapy to help people tell and reshape the stories they carry. This approach focuses on identifying recurring themes and giving people room to describe who they are outside of a problem. It can be useful for life transitions, low self-esteem, and feeling stuck.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify personal values and take small actions that matter to them despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical coping skills for things like panic attacks and social anxiety.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. That means trying tools in sessions and adjusting them based on what actually helps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions make it easy to have a conversation similar to an in-person visit. Phone work can be a good low-bandwidth option, and chat or text messaging allow for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These choices make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Nicole helps with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing grief, caregiver strain, compassion fatigue, and career stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends Narrative Therapy with ACT and CBT ideas to rewrite unhelpful storylines and build everyday skills. Sessions can be reflective or action-focused depending on what the person needs.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Pennsylvania LPC and brings 14 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life concerns.
Where does she practice and what is her license?
She is licensed in Pennsylvania as an LPC and provides services through the online practice listed on this site.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located in Pennsylvania and via the online formats provided.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule an appointment based on the therapist’s availability.
Contacting this therapist
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