Nicole Summers-DuBois, LMFT
Compassionate therapist who values story and skills
Details
| Name | Nicole Summers-DuBois |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | Massachusetts |
| Licensed in | Massachusetts |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Nicole
Nicole Summers-DuBois is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Massachusetts. She brings five years of clinical experience alongside broad life experience gained before entering the field. Nicole offers a warm, approachable style and aims to make sessions easy to talk in.
She often uses calm humor to help people relax as they work through difficult topics. Nicole draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe stories that shape how they feel about themselves.
Background and approach
She also uses client-centered and cognitive behavioral tools to build practical coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress. This mix lets her bend sessions to what each person needs most. Her work commonly addresses relationship and communication struggles, parenting stress, grief, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns.
Nicole also supports people dealing with sleep problems, anger, addictions, self-esteem, and major life changes. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment wounds that can shape how people connect with others. Nicole has helped clients with chronic illness and caregiver strain, body image issues, isolation, and processing guilt and shame.
She aims to teach clear communication and de-escalation strategies for tense moments. Sessions focus on practical skills alongside bigger story work about identity and purpose. Nicole invites people to take small steps toward asking for help.
She believes everyone deserves respect and space to tell their story, and she works collaboratively to set goals and track progress.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Nicole works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace 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.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship 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.
- 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 Care Online
Nicole often uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves and where those stories came from. This approach can help with identity, shame, trauma, and patterns that repeat in relationships. She also draws on client-centered work to create a respectful, listening-first atmosphere where people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides concrete tools for anxiety, depression, and sleep issues by teaching ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Nicole will talk with you about your goals and preferences and try methods that fit your needs. Together you can mix story-focused work with practical skill-building, and adjust as you learn what helps most.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this work. Video calls let you use facial cues and voice tone for relationship and narrative work. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when video feels like too much. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, homework, and staying connected between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep working on skills between meetings.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Nicole commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, and self-esteem challenges.
What is her overall therapy style?
She blends Narrative Therapy with client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches. Sessions are collaborative, plainspoken, and often use practical skills alongside story work.
What experience does she bring?
Nicole has five years of clinical experience as an LMFT and additional life experience from a non-traditional path to graduate school.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing from Massachusetts.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
Nicole offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session based on the therapist's availability.
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