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Nicole Bakewell

Nicole Bakewell, LMHC

Florida

LMHC in Florida - family of origin and relationships

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  • Family of origin patterns
  • Attachment based work
  • CBT and DBT skills

About Nicole

Nicole Bakewell is a Florida licensed mental health counselor - FL LMHC with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addiction, parenting challenges, relationship and family concerns, grief, and mood issues such as depression and bipolar. Sessions also address intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

Nicole spent her early years in New York City and the Poconos. She has provided services in community mental health settings and through telehealth. Much of her work has involved helping people sort out how early family roles and expectations affect current relationships and daily functioning.

Her practice draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds influence trust and closeness. Dialectical behavior concepts and emotionally focused strategies are part of the mix when regulation and relationship repair are priorities.

In a typical session she listens to the immediate problem, helps identify what keeps it going, and offers concrete steps to test different approaches between meetings. Conversations can include skill building for emotion regulation, communication practice, and clearer boundaries around family interactions.

Nicole accepts clients in English and works with people who have experience of adoption, abandonment, blended family issues, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and a range of personality and developmental concerns. Before booking, confirm the current session options and scheduling details so they match your needs.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds affect trust and closeness. Online sessions using these ideas focus on patterns in relationships and practical steps to change how someone connects with others. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is about noticing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and trying small experiments to change them; this is useful for anxiety, depression, and recurring family patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on feelings in relationships and helps people name emotions and request needed responses from partners or family members.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Nicole will talk with each person about goals and preferences and recommend which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as needs shift.

The biography records experience with telehealth, though specific session formats were not listed. Confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They can also make it simpler to keep therapy going while living or working in different places.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-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-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic 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 / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy 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 TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, parenting, relationship and family issues, grief, mood disorders, and related concerns such as self-esteem and ADHD.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She combines client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and DBT, and uses attachment-focused ideas to address relational patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience providing services in community mental health and through 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 sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography notes telehealth as part of her background; confirm the current session formats and options before booking.

How are fees handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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Nicole BakewellLMHC

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