Dr. Nicole Ford, LPC, LCPC

Illinois · 15 years in practice

Dr. Nicole Ford welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by change, stress, anxiety, or low self-esteem.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180009345 · expires March 2027
LPC, Georgia: LPC009032 · expires September 2026
LPC, South Carolina: 10379 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1306263702 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Nicole

Dr. Nicole Ford welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by change, stress, anxiety, or low self-esteem. She writes short-term and practical goals with each person so daily life becomes more manageable.

Her approach centers on listening, respect, and working together to find the next useful steps. Dr. Ford is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, with 15 years of experience in both personal and public settings.

Background and approach

She helps people build coping and resiliency skills and manage symptoms related to trauma, depression, workplace strain, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses concerns such as parenting strain, career transitions, anger, and financial stress. In sessions she treats the client as the expert on their life and uses that knowledge to shape goals.

She describes the relationship like a driver and a GPS - the client chooses the destination and she offers direction based on what the client reports. Plans include clear, actionable steps and regular check-ins to see what’s working. Dr.

Ford draws on several practical methods including client-centered conversations, cognitive-behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and existential ideas about meaning and choice. Those methods are mixed to fit each person’s needs rather than applied the same way for everyone.

She has worked with issues that include adoption and foster care questions, aging and caregiver stress, multicultural concerns, body image, and relationship styles such as polyamory or non-monogamy. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Family conflicts
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Depression
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Communication problems
Guilt and shame
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Multicultural concerns
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-love
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Nicole names

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Online support

Approach and online options that fit your life

Dr. Ford often combines Existential Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy depending on each person's needs. Existential Therapy helps people talk about meaning, choice, and life direction when facing big changes. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and respect, giving people space to lead the conversation and set the goals they care about. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers concrete tools to change thinking patterns and behaviors that maintain anxiety, depression, or stress.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. She will work together with the client to pick and adjust methods based on goals, preferences, and what proves helpful in real sessions. Regular check-ins guide whether to keep a plan or try a different path so progress stays practical and relevant.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video sessions allow full conversation and visual cues, phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, live chat provides a quick check-in option, and text messaging supports short reflections or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent when life gets busy.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can be addressed?

Dr. Ford works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, coping with life changes, anger, career concerns, depression, and compassion fatigue, along with many related issues such as parenting strain, adoption and foster care, and workplace problems.

What is the general therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on listening, setting client-led goals, checking progress often, and using tools that help with everyday functioning.

How much experience does the therapist have?

She has 15 years of experience working in both personal and public settings supporting people through life transitions and stress-related concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the credentials LPC and LCPC and practices from South Carolina as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How is cost handled?

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

How do I begin working together?

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