Nicole Durant , LPCC

Nicole Durant is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), which denotes a licensed professional who provides clinical mental health counseling, and she practices in Ohio with 13 years of experience. She focuses on reducing stress and anxiety, improving relationships, and supporting people who have experienced trauma or abuse, as well as helping clients build self-esteem and navigate life changes. Her work also addresses more specific areas such as abandonment and attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication and control problems, family of origin concerns, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, questions of life purpose, midlife transitions, obsessive-compulsive patterns, panic attacks, and phobias.

Durant integrates several evidence-informed approaches to tailor care to each person’s needs, drawing on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical strategies, emotionally-focused perspectives, and mindfulness practices. She aims to create an open environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment and where clients feel supported as they consider change. Seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage, and Nicole is committed to empowering clients through that process. She is currently accepting clients and holds Ohio licensure under OH LPCC E.2001732-SUPV.

Online Therapeutic Approaches and Flexible Care

Nicole Durant commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her work. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and active listening, helping clients explore their thoughts and feelings at their own pace to build self-understanding and self-worth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns, which can be especially useful for stress, anxiety, panic, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and phobias.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tools when emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and coping skills are priorities; DBT offers practical strategies for managing intense emotions and improving communication in relationships. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process - the therapist and client will work together to determine which methods best match the client’s needs, goals, and preferences, and that plan can be adjusted over time.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility to meet clients where they are. Sessions can take place by video call or phone, and options such as live chat or text-based messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing communication between appointments. This variety of formats makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access consistent support despite geographic or time constraints.