Nicole McHugh, LPC

Nicole McHugh is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of clinical experience supporting people across the lifespan, from adolescence through later adulthood, and with neurotypical and neurodivergent presentations. She adapts her therapeutic style to fit each person’s temperament and primary concerns, blending structured skills-based methods with collaborative, person-centered strategies.

Her clinical toolkit includes Dialectical Behavior Therapy - Linehan model for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness, motivational interviewing to support readiness for change, harm reduction approaches when relevant, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to build values-based action, and Exposure and Response Prevention for anxiety-related concerns. Nicole integrates these evidence-informed methods to create pragmatic, individualized treatment plans.

In addition to talk-based approaches, Nicole is a Registered Art Therapist, bringing creative processes into therapy as an additional means of problem solving and self-expression. That training supports work with clients who benefit from nonverbal or experiential approaches alongside traditional psychotherapy.