Nicole Pfaff, LPC
Pennsylvania · 14 years in practice
Nicole Pfaff is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 14 years of experience.
License and registration
- LPC, Pennsylvania
- PC009626 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1184151722 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Nicole
Nicole Pfaff is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 14 years of experience. She focuses on clear, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and big life changes. Nicole emphasizes strengths and works alongside clients to find what helps them move forward.
She uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person. Nicole draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small steps toward what matters.
Background and approach
Nicole incorporates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, when appropriate to address distress linked to past upsetting events. Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy are additional tools she brings to help people reconnect with their goals and rewrite unhelpful stories they tell about themselves. Her style is straightforward and collaborative.
She believes clients know their own lives best and offers guidance, feedback, and practical exercises to support progress. Nicole also pays attention to caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, and career-related strain. Sessions focus on usable strategies that fit daily life.
Nicole helps with social anxiety, panic, seasonal mood changes, grief, divorce and separation, and feelings of isolation. The work is paced to the client’s comfort and goals, with an emphasis on small, steady changes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nicole lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 Nicole names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Approaches and online options that fit your life
Nicole uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, then practices simple skills to change them. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another frequent tool; it helps people clarify what matters most and take small actions aligned with those values. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, when a person and therapist decide it may help process distress tied to past upsetting events.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Nicole will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels doable. Together they choose methods and pace so the work aligns with daily life and short-term priorities.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work in real time with visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is an issue, and live chat or text-based messaging suit brief check-ins or times when writing feels more comfortable. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while maintaining continuity of care.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Nicole commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, career strain, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, divorce and separation, social anxiety, panic, and seasonal mood shifts.
What is her therapy style and approach?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She mixes evidence-informed approaches and offers practical tools and exercises people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including compassion fatigue and career-related stress.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Pennsylvania and practices with that credential.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are offered for those located in the supported region.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and starting set up?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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