Nicole Neal, LPCC

Nicole Neal is a licensed clinical counselor with 24 years of experience helping people navigate trauma, addiction, mood challenges, and relationship difficulties. She specializes in trauma and addiction work while also addressing a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, family and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Her additional focus areas include divorce and separation, domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, women's issues, and workplace concerns.

She practices from a client-centered perspective that emphasizes mutual responsibility and collaborative exploration. Influenced by thinkers who view the therapeutic relationship as an exchange between two equal moral agents, she engages clients in guided self-examination aimed at increasing personal freedom and responsibility when that is the client's goal. Nicole integrates practical, evidence-informed methods into that collaborative stance, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to tailor care to each person's needs.

Nicole holds the LPCC credential - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - which denotes advanced training and licensure to provide clinical counseling services. She offers support for both acute concerns and long-term growth, and she works with people across a spectrum of ages and life circumstances. Based in New Mexico, she is currently accepting clients and provides therapy in English using flexible formats to meet different needs.