Nicole Schellinger , LPCC, LPC

Nicole Schellinger is a licensed counselor with 18 years of clinical experience, offering compassionate, goal-focused care for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship concerns, addiction, mood disorders, and life transitions. She holds credentials as an LPCC and an LPC - professional counseling licenses she maintains in Ohio and South Carolina - and completed a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling. Her undergraduate training in addictions studies informs her work with substance use and recovery issues.

Known for a warm and inviting manner, she centers sessions on each person’s needs and collaborates with clients to identify meaningful treatment goals. She draws on a range of evidence-informed methods, including cognitive behavioral strategies, motivational interviewing, mindfulness practices, and client-centered principles, tailoring techniques to fit individual preferences and circumstances. This flexible approach helps address concerns such as low self-esteem, grief, ADHD symptoms, panic, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and challenges with communication or codependency.

Nicole’s background includes many years in community behavioral health and recent experience providing remote counseling, which supports clients seeking accessible, consistent care. She welcomes adults across diverse backgrounds and works to create a supportive environment where practical skills and personal values guide healing and forward movement.

Approach to Treatment and Online Care

Nicole integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into her work to help clients clarify values, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and take committed action toward a meaningful life. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and navigating big life changes where shifting focus toward values can create momentum.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical, skills-based approach that helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more effective patterns. CBT is commonly applied for mood disorders, panic, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, and sleep or eating concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Nicole collaborates with each client to determine which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so that therapy remains relevant and responsive to progress.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility - clients can meet by video call or phone, or choose live chat and text-based messaging when that format better suits their schedule. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, or other commitments, and support consistent access to licensed professionals and therapists when guidance is needed.