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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting support
About Nicole
LPC Nicole Lilly is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia with 23 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, and coping with life changes using Client-Centered Therapy.
Nicole works with adults who have faced long-term or repeated stress. She often sees people affected by domestic violence or who grew up around substance use or untreated mental illness. Many clients carry heavy responsibilities and limited support, and sessions focus on practical steps that fit into busy lives.
Her approach centers on the client as the expert in their own experience. Sessions are led by the client’s concerns, with the counselor offering listening, reflection, and steady support. The goal is to identify strengths and use them to reduce symptoms and manage everyday demands.
Nicole draws on two decades of work across hospital, crisis, and outpatient settings. That background informs her ability to respond to urgent stress as well as longer-term recovery work. She uses straightforward talk therapy rather than technical jargon.
People who choose her often want help with boundaries, self-esteem, codependency, or navigating relationships after trauma. She also addresses women’s issues and social anxiety and offers assistance for parenting strains and life transitions. Sessions move at a practical pace and focus on what the client wants to change next.
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How Client-Centered practice translates to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the client says. The therapist reflects back concerns, helps clarify goals, and follows the client’s lead. This approach helps with stress, anxiety, and the effects of trauma by prioritizing what feels most important to the person seeking help.For people dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, or codependency, the same approach applies: the therapist provides steady, nonjudgmental listening and helps identify practical next steps. That makes sessions useful for sorting current problems and deciding which changes to try first.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide whether Client-Centered methods fit their needs and goals. That decision is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan stays relevant.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life - for example a shorter check-in during a work break, or a video conversation when travel is difficult. Licensed professionals commonly use these options to help people maintain consistency and manage ongoing stress without disrupting routines.
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Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, and coping with life changes.
What style of therapy does she use?
She practices Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, reflection, and building on a person’s strengths to guide sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 23 years of professional experience working in hospital, crisis, and outpatient settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing in Virginia.
Can I have sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
She does accept international clients.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.