Nicole Phelan , LCSW

Nicole Phelan is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in central Maine who brings nine years of clinical experience to a broad range of concerns. She has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, parenting and family challenges, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attachment difficulties, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She has also provided care for those who have experienced physical or sexual trauma and emotional abuse. Active duty military members and military veterans are welcome; Nicole served eight years in the Army Reserve and completed a tour of duty in Iraq in 2003-2004.

As an LCSW, Nicole holds a professional license to provide clinical social work and therapy, combining training in evidence-informed approaches with practical experience. Her clinical style is warm, direct, and interactive, emphasizing respect, dignity, and compassion in the therapeutic relationship. She draws on several treatment methods, including acceptance and commitment strategies, attachment-focused work, cognitive behavioral techniques, Jungian-informed perspectives, motivational interviewing, solution-focused approaches, and trauma-focused interventions.

Nicole values the role that outdoor activities and time in nature can play in building self-esteem, enhancing coping with daily life, and supporting the processing of difficult experiences. She aims to encourage people to reconnect with the outdoors as one complement to therapy. Nicole focuses on empowering individuals as they take steps toward greater fulfillment and wellbeing, offering steady support through those initial, often courageous, moves toward change.

Could Remote Therapy Be a Good Fit?

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