Nicole Turso, LMHC

Nicole Turso is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who brings five years of professional experience to her work with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, low self-esteem, and depression. She emphasizes a collaborative approach that honors each person's expertise in their own life while identifying strengths that support growth and change.

Nicole works with clients navigating life transitions and offers practical strategies to build motivation, confidence, and coping skills. Her practice attends to a wide range of concerns including communication and attachment issues, family dynamics, body image and eating-related struggles, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and feelings of emptiness or shame. She also supports people dealing with fertility or fatherhood issues, first responder stress, and impulses that feel difficult to manage.

Therapeutic work with Nicole blends evidence-based techniques and a supportive therapeutic relationship to help clients set goals and make meaningful shifts. Taking the first step toward therapy can take courage, and Nicole acknowledges that willingness to seek help as an important part of the healing process. She aims to create a practical, strengths-focused space where clients can explore change at a pace that feels manageable.

Approaches that guide online care

Nicole often integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with practical, goal-oriented exercises to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance strategies that can help with emotional regulation, rumination, and coping with chronic pain or life changes.

Choosing the right method is part of the therapeutic process. Nicole collaborates with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences, then tailors interventions so therapy feels relevant and achievable. That collaborative stance helps clarify which techniques to emphasize and how to adapt them for remote delivery.

Online sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or mobility limitations. Working with licensed professionals remotely can make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and access support from wherever a client is located within the allowed region. Nicole uses these formats to provide consistent, goal-oriented care that fits into each client's life.