Nicole Phelan, LCSW

Licensed in Maine · 9 years in practice

Nicole Phelan is a licensed clinical social worker based in Maine with nine years of practice.

License and registration

LCSW, Maine: LC17380 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1447704275 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 9
Languages: English

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About Nicole

Nicole Phelan is a licensed clinical social worker based in Maine with nine years of practice. She offers a direct and warm approach and helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Nicole writes plainly and works to make therapy understandable and practical for busy people and parents.

She uses a mix of methods that match each person’s needs. That can include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, Jungian ideas, and Motivational Interviewing.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on concrete steps, clearer thinking, and rebuilding routines that support daily life. Nicole often helps people process trauma, abuse, and attachment injuries. She also supports those facing parenting challenges, relationship struggles, eating concerns, mood shifts such as bipolar or disruptive mood issues, and ADHD-related stress.

Conversations are paced to fit each person and to build small, doable changes. Her style is interactive and straightforward. She encourages practical activities, including time outdoors, to boost self-worth and coping.

Nicole aims to help people take the next step toward feeling steadier and more able to handle day-to-day demands. Therapy with Nicole is collaborative. She works with clients to set goals, try methods that fit their life, and adjust plans when needed.

Sessions can include talk work, skill practice, and real-world homework to test what helps.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Nicole lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Self esteem
LGBT
Relationship issues
Eating disorders
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Blended family issues
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Eating and food-related issues
Family problems
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Post-traumatic stress
Self-harm
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Nicole names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches for online care and change

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying what matters to a person and taking small actions toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. It can help with anxiety, stress, and shifting life priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns and supports rebuilding trust and connection in relationships and self-view.

Choosing the right approach is something the therapist does with the client. Nicole will discuss goals, try a method, and adjust based on what works. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to personal needs, whether the focus is mood, trauma, parenting, or daily stress management.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging give shorter check-ins or the option to write things out between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep progress moving forward.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Nicole address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting and family concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, eating problems, bipolar and mood concerns, ADHD, and related struggles.

What is her general therapy style like?

Her approach is warm yet direct and interactive. Sessions mix talk, practical skill-building, and activities to try between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Nicole has nine years of experience working with a range of mental health and life concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing from Maine.

Can sessions be held in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

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