Nicole Forester, LPC, LPCC

California · 16 years in practice

Nicole Forester is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 16 years of clinical experience.

License and registration

LPCC, California: 640 · expires March 2027
LPC, Colorado: 0017273 · expires August 2027
LCMHC, Utah: 6661328-6004 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1366768418 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 16
Languages: English

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About Nicole

Nicole Forester is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 16 years of clinical experience. She offers calm, nonjudgmental listening and invites people to speak plainly about what they are feeling. Nicole emphasizes helping clients find their own voice and name what matters most to them.

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and addiction.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on understanding emotions, noticing unhelpful patterns, and trying small changes that can reduce daily struggle. Nicole keeps language simple and concrete so people can put ideas into practice between sessions. Her background includes inpatient and outpatient settings, addiction recovery programs, hospice work with children and teens, and an established independent practice.

That variety informs a practical approach to issues such as parenting stress, caregiver burden, codependency, dissociation, and life transitions. She also supports people facing gender dysphoria, relationship or intimacy concerns, and career or purpose questions. Nicole encourages prospective clients to interview therapists until they find a good fit.

She explains the therapy process, answers questions, and collaborates on goals. Sessions are offered from Colorado and conducted in English. To begin, Nicole asks people to describe the kind of support they want and what a better week would look like.

She aims to create a space where honest conversation leads to clearer choices and gradual change.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dissociation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues

Approaches Nicole names

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Online support

How therapy methods translate to online work

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name their core emotions and the patterns those emotions create in relationships and daily life. It can be useful when strong feelings feel confusing or when connection and closeness are goals. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and clarifying what matters most so actions align with values; it is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific strategies to shift unhelpful patterns and build new habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicole will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and try adjustments over time so the therapy fits the person's needs.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for a typical therapy session, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and messaging can support ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping care consistent.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Nicole commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and caregiver stress, and a range of other life challenges.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Nicole listens without judgment and uses plain language. She encourages honesty, and focuses on emotions and practical steps clients can try between sessions.

What kind of experience does Nicole bring?

She has 16 years of experience across inpatient and outpatient settings, addiction recovery, hospice work, and independent practice.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices from Colorado.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

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

How does cost and billing work?

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

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