About Nicole
Nicole Crandell is a licensed social worker with 16 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship strain. She presents a calm, direct presence and aims to make therapy feel practical and doable for people who are overwhelmed. Nicole holds LISW and LCSW credentials and practices in California.
Sessions are conducted in English. Nicole uses a warm, interactive style in session. She listens carefully and offers straightforward skills and strategies people can try between meetings.
How Nicole works
Her work often blends cognitive behavioral tools, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior techniques, and motivational interviewing to meet real-life problems. People come to Nicole for help with self-esteem, career worries, trauma and abuse, and problems tied to substance use. She also supports those dealing with abandonment, codependency, infidelity, body image, and impulsivity.
When relationship issues or life transitions arise, she helps clients clarify values and set practical steps forward. Therapy with Nicole focuses on learning small, concrete skills and making steady changes. She encourages collaboration so goals reflect each person’s priorities.
Sessions balance empathy with clear feedback and a focus on usable tools. To start, a short matching questionnaire is used so scheduling can reflect the client’s needs. Costs vary by location and the service uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Prospective clients should confirm session options before booking.
Nicole lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Nicole works with
The areas below are the ones Nicole selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LISW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values to move forward. It can help when anxiety, depression, or low motivation block daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve mood. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and addictive patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills so people can manage intense feelings and improve relationships. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which tools to try first based on goals and daily demands. This can mean combining elements from different methods and adjusting plans as progress is made. For practical matters, confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it simpler to keep continuity when life gets unpredictable. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions so the work stays focused and actionable.Start online instead of waiting
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