- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practices
About Nicole
Nicole Summers-DuBois is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Massachusetts with five years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, and intimacy-related issues. Nicole also helps with sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
Nicole trained later in life and brings her life experience to sessions alongside clinical skills. She uses straightforward, conversational language and sometimes gentle humor to keep sessions relaxed and direct. She emphasizes practical communication and de-escalation skills people can try between meetings.
Her work often centers on attachment and abandonment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and overlapping health or mental health conditions. She also addresses communication problems, control issues, separation and divorce, domestic violence aftermath, and feelings of guilt or shame.
Narrative concerns such as isolation, impulsivity, and questions about life purpose and forgiveness are part of her caseload. She draws on a mix of approaches to match what a person needs in the moment and across several sessions. Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients.
Nicole holds an MA and the LMFT credential. She aims to make asking for help easier by treating people with respect and offering concrete coping tools. To begin, clients choose the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How Nicole uses EFT, CBT and client-centered work online
Nicole lists Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) as one of her main approaches. EFT focuses on identifying and naming emotions, and on changing unhelpful interaction patterns that keep people stuck. It can be useful for relationship patterns, attachment concerns, and strong feelings that are hard to name.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and responding to what the person brings in the moment so they feel heard and can explore issues at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) appears in her approach list too; CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. These methods can be applied to anxiety, depression, stress, and coping skills.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try approaches that fit the issue, and adjust as needed. People often try a mix of methods over several sessions to see what helps most.
Please confirm current online session options before booking, as this profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use different formats to match practical needs and scheduling constraints.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, and coping with life changes.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
She lists Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Imago Relationship Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy as approaches she uses.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience as a practicing clinician, supplemented by extensive life experience prior to training.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Massachusetts.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are session formats arranged?
Please confirm current session options before booking by using the platform flow; the profile does not list specific formats.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.