Nicole Schellinger

Nicole Schellinger is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor with 18 years of counseling experience. She earned an undergraduate degree in addictions studies from the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling from Lindsey Wilson College. Nicole presents a warm, inviting approach and focuses on each person’s individual needs.

Nicole aims to meet people where they are and treats sessions as a space led by the client’s goals. She uses understanding and compassion to guide conversations and to help people name what they want to change. In practice she draws from several methods, choosing tools that fit each person rather than insisting on a single technique.

Her work has included supporting people with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, and problems with sleep and eating. She also helps people facing stress, relationship struggles, codependency, communication problems, and issues around guilt or shame. These topics often come together, and Nicole focuses on practical steps to manage symptoms and daily demands.

In sessions she commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, mindfulness strategies, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Those approaches are used to set goals, develop coping skills, and work through painful experiences at a manageable pace.

Nicole has worked in community behavioral health and online counseling settings. She combines that background with a straightforward, empathetic style. People who prefer clear goals and a supportive listener may find her approach helpful.

How Therapeutic Approaches Translate to Online Care

Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on addressing the effects of traumatic experiences. It helps people process painful memories and reduce the ways those memories interfere with daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, helps people clarify their values and take small steps toward a meaningful life while learning to accept difficult feelings.

Nicole treats choice of approach as a collaborative decision. She will listen to what matters most, review possible methods, and work with each person to try what fits best. Together they set goals, monitor progress, and adjust techniques when something does not feel helpful.

Online therapy can make regular sessions easier to fit into life. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and let people connect from different locations. The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Licensed professionals can adapt trauma-focused work, CBT, and ACT to remote sessions while keeping the pace manageable and focused on day-to-day steps.