Nicole Bakewell, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

Emotion-focused work
Attachment concerns
CBT and DBT skills

About Nicole

Nicole Bakewell is a Florida LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and related challenges. Nicole also supports people facing sleep or eating problems, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside attachment-based, client-centered, cognitive behavioral (CBT), and dialectical behavior (DBT) approaches. In sessions she helps people name emotions, notice patterns in relationships, and practice new ways of responding. Conversations focus on concrete steps and understandable ideas rather than jargon.

Nicole’s background includes community mental health and telehealth settings. She has experience working with individuals who have lived through abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, or chronic health issues. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, blended family strain, and body image or eating concerns.

Her style uses simple, practical skills from CBT and DBT when helpful, combined with attention to attachment and emotional experience. Nicole aims to collaborate with clients to set realistic goals and track small changes over time. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted; confirm current session options when you schedule.

Getting started involves completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session through the site. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time, and pricing varies with location.

How Nicole applies EFT and related approaches online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people and partners identify core emotions and attachment patterns that show up in relationships. It focuses on naming what is felt and changing interaction cycles that keep problems repeating.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current expectations and reactions. It can help when relationship patterns, abandonment concerns, or attachment issues are getting in the way of closeness and stability.

CBT offers practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and DBT provides tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Together these approaches let sessions balance emotional exploration with skill-building for everyday life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicole will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and she will adapt methods as needs change. That collaboration helps shape whether sessions focus more on emotions, attachment, or skills practice.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday or evening routine, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time so therapy fits around caregiving or work responsibilities.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential Therapy Gottman Method Mindfulness Therapy Motivational Interviewing Narrative Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Somatic Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and related problems such as sleep or eating difficulties.

What therapeutic approach does she use?

Nicole uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy along with attachment-based, client-centered, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years of clinical experience working in community mental health and telehealth settings.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Florida LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) and practices from Florida.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Session formats were not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

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