Therapist profile
Nicole Onorato Hunter, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and relationship concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Attachment work
About Nicole
Nicole Onorato Hunter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 12 years of experience. She works with adults on issues that commonly affect life at home, including stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting strains, grief, depression, and trauma-related difficulties.
Nicole uses several evidence-informed approaches to help people make practical changes. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the Gottman Method, and mindfulness practices. Sessions focus on clear tools for managing thoughts, emotions, and interactions with others.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She helps clients identify unhelpful patterns, test new ways of relating, and build concrete habits such as mindfulness routines or communication techniques. Sessions tend to mix talking, behavioral experiments, and skill-building exercises.
Nicole also addresses concerns tied to family history and attachment. That includes abandonment, family of origin issues, fatherhood concerns, and communication problems. She works with people navigating divorce, separation, or the emotional fallout of past relationships.
Practical supports are part of the work. Clients can expect help with stress reduction, coping with life changes, and improving self-esteem and body image. Nicole integrates narrative and mindfulness tools to reshape unhelpful beliefs and support ongoing change.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and take small actions that align with those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts or feelings. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns formed in relationships and how those patterns affect current connections and parenting; it helps people notice automatic responses and try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can ease anxiety and depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review your situation, goals, and preferences and collaborate on which methods to prioritize. Plans often combine elements from different approaches, and they are adjusted as progress is made.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let a person practice communication or mindfulness skills between sessions in the context of everyday life. Licensed professionals and therapists commonly use these benefits to keep momentum between appointments and to adapt pacing to each person's schedule.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Georgia, Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting issues does she address?
She helps with family conflict, parenting strain, fatherhood concerns, and family of origin issues. Practical communication and boundary work are common focuses.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is direct and collaborative. She mixes skill teaching, behavioral experiments, and mindfulness exercises.
How much experience does she have working in this field?
Nicole has 12 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia. That background includes work with grief, trauma, mood concerns, and relationship issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with licensure in Georgia. Her practice is located in Georgia.
Does she work in languages other than English or take international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Please check available formats when you schedule.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees depend on the chosen subscription.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing the short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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