Nicole Schellinger, LPCC, LPC

Nicole Schellinger is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in Ohio and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with 18 years of experience. She has worked in community behavioral health settings and private practice, helping people navigate anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, trauma, and life transitions.

Nicole uses everyday language in sessions and focuses on what each person wants to work on. She draws on several counseling methods to set clear goals with clients and to keep sessions practical and focused. That can mean learning new ways to manage strong emotions, changing unhelpful thoughts, or building routines that support sleep and mood.

Her background includes an undergraduate degree in addictions studies from the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling from Lindsey Wilson College. Over her career she has worked with people affected by substance use, attention concerns, grief, and patterns of people-pleasing or over-responsibility in relationships.

In sessions she commonly uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work. These approaches are used to clarify what matters to the client and to practice skills between sessions.

Nicole will help a person break down problems into manageable steps. She supports setting boundaries, improving communication, and addressing codependency patterns when these show up. To start, she asks about current struggles and what a better day would look like, then makes a straightforward plan together.

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