Therapist profile
Nicole Forester, LPC, LPCC
Colorado
Licensed counselor - Codependency and addiction focus
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- Credentials
- LPC, LPCC
- License
- LPCC, California / 640; LPC, Colorado / 0017273; LCMHC, Utah / 6661328-6004
- NPI
- 1366768418
- Experience
- 16 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Colorado
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Codependency work
- Addiction support
About Nicole
Nicole Forester is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California with 16 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and codependency. Nicole also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, and career or life-change questions.
Nicole listens without judging and encourages people to speak honestly. She invites directness in sessions and helps clients notice their own voice again. Sessions are practical and straightforward, with room for feeling and for making small changes that add up.
Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient settings, addiction recovery, youth crisis response, hospice counseling for children and teens, and private practice. That range gives her experience with intense stress, substance issues, and end-of-life topics. She draws on both therapy and music therapy training in her understanding of how people cope.
In session Nicole blends methods rather than following a single script. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful patterns. Client-Centered and Emotionally-Focused ideas guide how she listens and responds to relationship and intimacy concerns.
People who prefer direct conversation and practical tools tend to do well with her way of working. She encourages prospective clients to ask questions and to interview a therapist before committing. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Nicole uses evidence-based approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them. It focuses on values and committed action, which can help when someone is stuck in people-pleasing or codependent patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and offers practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and routines. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and managing cravings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicole will talk with clients about goals and preferences and help choose methods that fit current needs. That collaboration means techniques can shift as problems change or as clients learn what helps them most.
The therapist's biography does not list specific online formats. Confirm which session types are offered before booking so you know whether phone or video is available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find that doing sessions from another room at home or during a lunch break lets them continue therapy alongside everyday responsibilities.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
California, Colorado, Utah
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, depression, codependency, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related concerns listed on her profile.
What is her style in sessions?
She offers direct, nonjudgmental listening and encourages honest, straightforward conversation. Practical tools and reflection are used rather than abstract talk.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working in inpatient units, outpatient services, addiction recovery, youth crisis response, hospice counseling, and private practice.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials - LPC in Colorado and LPCC in California - and practices from Colorado.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether in-person, phone, or video sessions are offered.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.