Nicole Garza, LCSW

Nicole Garza is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina with 13 years of experience. She works with adults who are facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief, and parenting strain.

Nicole offers direct, practical help for people dealing with mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder. She also supports those coping with intimacy issues, sleep disruption, anger, and career pressure. Her practice includes attention to LGBT issues and gender dysphoria when those concerns arise.

Her approach draws on several well-known therapies. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to look at patterns of thought and behavior. She draws on dialectical behavior strategies to teach emotional regulation and coping skills. Attachment-based ideas and client-centered methods guide how she builds trust and works together with a person.

Nicole's background includes work across multiple states and experience with military communities, reflecting time served as an Army veteran. That history has shaped how she thinks about trauma, first responder stress, and caregiver burnout. She has also worked with people dealing with domestic violence, addiction, and family of origin problems.

In sessions she focuses on setting clear goals and checking progress over time. Conversations tend to be straightforward and focused on practical steps people can use between meetings. To begin, she asks about current stressors, prior coping, and what a successful next step would look like.

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