Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Nicole works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Nicole
Dr. Nicole Donato is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey. She brings 11 years of clinical experience and a long commitment to learning, and she offers online sessions that address stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, and related concerns.
Nicole studied psychology through two master’s degrees and a PhD in Psychology. She has worked in inpatient psychiatric settings and in outpatient therapy. She also spent time as a social worker with a foster family agency and now teaches at the college level.
Background and approach
In sessions she emphasizes a person-centered style. That means she aims to be genuine and empathic while listening closely to each person’s story. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify unhelpful thoughts and the events that trigger them.
Motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas are additional tools she draws on when helpful. Together these approaches support practical work on habits, motivation, and understanding patterns that keep problems in place. Online sessions can include video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Nicole describes therapy as a collaborative process and encourages people to reach out when they want clear, straightforward support for mood, coping, or behavior changes.
What Nicole works with
Everything Nicole lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Nicole's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicole lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How online approaches work with practical care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a strong working relationship. The therapist listens with empathy and aims to understand each person’s experience so the client feels heard and respected. This approach helps when someone needs steady support while sorting through emotions and life choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot the connections between events, thoughts, and feelings. Sessions include identifying activating events and the self-talk that follows, then trying new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce distress and improve coping. CBT is often used for anxiety, anger, mood, and habit changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose or blend methods that fit the person’s goals, needs, and preferences. Goals and techniques are reviewed and adjusted together over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions work well for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit into a short break, and messaging supports ongoing check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain regular contact with a licensed professional.
Questions people ask about Nicole
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, eating concerns, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and career questions.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is person-centered, focusing on genuineness and empathy. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to address thoughts, behaviors, and motivation.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of clinical experience, has worked in inpatient and outpatient settings, served as a social worker for a foster family agency, and currently teaches at the college level.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential and practices as a New Jersey LPC. Her practice is listed in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.