Nicole Phelan, LCSW

Nicole Phelan is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of experience based in Maine. She focuses on common life struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges tied to parenting, relationships, and everyday habits. Nicole works directly with people who have faced trauma, attachment concerns, or mood and attention differences, offering steady guidance as they make changes.

Her style is warm, straightforward, and interactive. Sessions are respectful and down-to-earth, with practical conversation and clear steps you can try between visits. Nicole often encourages getting outdoors as part of healing, because time in nature can boost mood and self-esteem.

Nicole draws on several approaches that aim to shift unhelpful thoughts and habits and to strengthen meaningful connections. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot thinking patterns, acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values and action, and attachment-focused ideas to look at relationship patterns. She also brings elements of motivational interviewing and Jungian perspective where they fit the person’s goals.

People who come to her often want straightforward tools and a plan they can use at home. Nicole helps set small, doable steps toward goals like better coping with change, managing anger, stabilizing mood, or improving communication. She invites clients to partner in shaping therapy so it fits their life.

If you decide to start, you will complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Approaches that guide online work and practical change

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT helps you notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match what matters most. It’s often useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions when people want clearer goals and steady steps forward.)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. It’s a practical way to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and change everyday habits.)

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how they affect feelings and behavior. It can help people improve communication and feel steadier in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Nicole will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, values, and pace. This is a joint process of trying tools, noticing what helps, and adjusting the plan over time.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and try different formats that match practical needs. Because the therapist’s session formats are set by the practice, confirm current options before booking. Many people find online work useful for shorter check-ins, flexible scheduling around work or family demands, and for working through thoughts and daily habits from wherever they are able to join. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work for an online setting to keep sessions focused and action-oriented.