Helen Nichols, LMFT, CA | Psychotherapist

About Helen Nichols

Focus areas

Autism

Chronic Impulsivity

Sleep Disorder

Behavioral Problems

Depression

Stress Management

Bipolar Disorder

Panic Attack

Clientele seen

Young adults (18-24)

Adults (25-64)

Couples

Treatment approaches

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)

Eclectic

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Existential

Dialectical (DBT)

Exposure Response Prevention

Identity

Gender

Female

Faith

Christian

Ethnicity

White

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Helen Nichols

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I choose to take the attitude that you will improve and find relief from the symptoms that you are currently experiencing. I find great satisfaction in observing the growth of each of my clients. This work is my second career, so while I don’t have decades of experience as a licensed therapist, I do have many decades of life experience. My approach is centered around humanistic theory which sees the human as having a unique inner core with positive values that makes a constant effort to grow and actualize all its talents and aspirations. I use a number of therapeutic tools including Mindfulness, CBT, Psychoeducation, and Talk Therapy. I like to work with adults who are motivated to invest in their own therapy. The conditions I treat are anxiety, depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bipolar, Suicidal Ideation, Couples Therapy, and Parenting among others. I present a non-judgmental attitude with optimism. My clients typically find it easy to open up and I seek to validate their experience as authentic. I provide sincere empathy, nurturing, and caring. At the age of 12, my brother had a severe mental breakdown that initially was misdiagnosed as schizophrenia. When the treatments were not working, I told my mother that when I grew up my work would be to help people like my brother. However, I dropped out of college after two years to get married and start a family. When it came time for me to supplement the family income, I did not have the education needed to become a therapist, so I worked as an administrative assistant and executive assistant for 20+ years until my aspiration to become a therapist got the best of me and I quit work to get the degrees I needed. I first help each client to articulate what they want to gain from therapy and then together we find reasonable actions to take that lead towards achieving that goal. I don’t give up when it takes a long time and specifically point out each week

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Popular visit reasons

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Depression

Mood Swings

Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD)

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit

Therapy

Worry

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Depression

Mood Swings

Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD)

Education and background

Practice names

Rula Health - L.A. South

Education and training

University of Phoenix, Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy

NPI number

1255688438

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What practice does Helen Nichols work with?

Helen Nichols works with Rula Health - L.A. South.

What are common reasons for patients to see Helen Nichols?

Helen Nichols frequently sees patients for Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Depression, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Therapy. You can see other visit reasons for Helen Nichols on their profile.