Therapist profile
Dr. Nicole Harder, LPC
Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor - stress and relationships
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Texas / 62854
- NPI
- 1710125711
- Experience
- 18 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Texas
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About Nicole
Dr. Nicole Harder is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 18 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, self-esteem struggles, and motivation issues. She also helps people coping with addictions, compassion fatigue, and challenges around intimacy and eating.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She listens first and adjusts the conversation to what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps that can be tried between meetings. She uses tools from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral methods to notice unhelpful patterns and test different behaviors.
Nicole also draws on motivational interviewing to support people who want to change habits related to substance use or other behaviors. Solution-focused ideas help keep attention on what is working and how to build on small wins. Together these approaches help people make manageable changes in daily life.
She pays attention to family-of-origin issues, abandonment concerns, control struggles, and communication problems that often hide under anxiety or low self-worth. Eating and body image issues, feelings of emptiness, guilt, and shame are also within her focus. Nicole aims for clear, respectful conversation rather than jargon.
If someone is trying to stop putting others first at their own expense, Nicole helps them notice those patterns and practice different responses. The work is collaborative and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on real-world changes that fit a busy life.
How sessions work
How her approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can clarify what matters to them. It helps when someone wants a conversational space to sort feelings about relationships, grief, and self-worth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors together and gives concrete techniques to try between sessions to reduce anxiety or change unhelpful patterns. Motivational Interviewing concentrates on a person’s own reasons for change and can be useful when addressing addictions or motivation struggles.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and choose methods together. That collaborative process means plans can shift as progress is made or new priorities appear.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let people keep appointments during work breaks or on days when getting out is difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and goal-setting to work well in remote sessions.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, self-esteem, addictions, and related issues such as codependency and body image.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work is practical and goal-oriented, using client-centered listening alongside CBT and motivational interviewing to test new behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience providing counseling in Texas.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas.
What languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use 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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