Nicole Schellinger , LPCC, LPC

Nicole Schellinger is a licensed mental health counselor based in South Carolina with 18 years of clinical experience. She holds the LPCC credential - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - and the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and draws on a foundation in addictions studies from the University of Cincinnati as well as a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling from Lindsey Wilson College.

Nicole offers a warm, client-centered approach that focuses on meeting each person where they are while keeping attention on individual goals and needs. She combines empathy and practical guidance, using a range of therapeutic methods to tailor care. Her toolbox includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered techniques, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based approaches, Motivational Interviewing, solution-focused methods, and trauma-focused work.

Her clinical experience spans both community behavioral health settings and online practice. She spent 15 years working in community behavioral health and has provided online sessions for two years, working with people facing addiction, depression, anxiety, stress, life transitions, relationship and family concerns, trauma, ADD/ADHD, and related challenges. Nicole also works with issues such as self-esteem, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, career concerns, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, and she maintains additional focus on areas like codependency, communication and commitment problems, domestic violence, substance use, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation, mood disorders, OCD, panic disorder, PTSD, and seasonal affective disorder.

Nicole aims to collaborate with clients to clarify treatment goals and to choose approaches that fit each person’s situation, offering flexible session formats to accommodate different needs and schedules.

Could Online Therapy Be a Good Fit?

Many people wonder whether connecting with a therapist online can truly help. For a range of common concerns - including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and life transitions - online therapy has been shown to be comparable in effectiveness to traditional in-person sessions for many people.

One of the primary benefits is flexibility. Individuals can choose the communication method that works best for them, whether that is video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or in-app messaging. This flexibility can make it easier to fit regular therapy into a busy schedule or to access care from a convenient location.

Licensed professionals provide online care and many therapists are open to switching if the fit is not right, which helps clients find a working relationship that supports their goals. Online therapy can be a practical and effective way to access professional support from trained therapists while accommodating different lifestyles and needs.