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Nicole Anzalone

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Nicole Anzalone, LMHC, LPC

South Carolina

Licensed counselor for stress and codependency

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Where Nicole stands

Credentials
LMHC, LPC
License
LMHC, New York / 008004; LCMHC, North Carolina / 15656; LPC, South Carolina / 9626
NPI
1316465552
Experience
12 years
Languages
English
Location
South Carolina

About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Addictions and trauma
  • Boundary skills

About Nicole

Nicole Anzalone is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 12 years of clinical experience. She practices in South Carolina and has worked across schools, substance abuse programs, hospital behavioral health units, crisis call centers, outpatient clinics, and private practice. Nicole helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, and related life challenges including codependency and caregiver stress.

She uses straightforward, evidence-based approaches to understand what is happening now and what keeps problems going. Early sessions focus on getting a clear picture of a person’s day-to-day struggles and what they want to change. That foundation guides goal setting and the choice of practical coping skills to try between meetings.

Nicole draws on experience with substance use treatment and crisis work to help people manage strong emotions and high-stress situations. She also supports people processing grief, relationship hurts, infidelity, and issues around intimacy. She can help someone who keeps putting others first to recognize patterns and practice different ways of responding.

Sessions include talking through thoughts and feelings, building skills for mood and stress management, and rehearsing boundaries and communication strategies. Nicole aims for clear, concrete steps a person can use day to day rather than long lists of theory.

Her background in multiple clinical settings means she is familiar with both short-term, focused work and longer-term support. If someone wants to move from surviving reactive patterns to having more predictable choices, she helps map the steps toward that goal.

How sessions work

Evidence-based approaches and online sessions

Nicole commonly uses practical, evidence-based techniques that focus on change. One approach emphasizes learning and practicing coping skills for anxiety, mood, and cravings; it helps people handle stressful moments and reduce reactive behavior. Another approach targets how thoughts and actions keep patterns going, working on shifting unhelpful thinking and building new routines to improve mood and self-control.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Nicole begins by learning what a person wants to achieve and what has or hasn’t helped before. She then collaborates on goals and tries methods that fit the client’s situation, adjusting as needed based on progress and feedback.

The therapist’s biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, offering shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people meet from wherever they are that day. Licensed professionals can use remote sessions to practice skills, review progress, and address crises while helping clients apply strategies between meetings.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Experience

12+ years

Listed in

New York, North Carolina, South Carolina

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, caregiver stress, and codependency among other concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses evidence-based techniques and focuses on practical coping skills, goal setting, and processing difficult emotions in a direct, collaborative way.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 12 years of professional work experience in schools, substance abuse facilities, inpatient units, crisis centers, outpatient services, and private practice.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in South Carolina. She is also licensed in New York as noted in her background.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions are paid through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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