Dance Movement Therapy in San Jose, CA

I believe that healing is an art that takes time, practice, and love. Your healing needs to be done with upmost care and with the greatest intentions. As an intergenerational trauma specialist, you and I will become archeologists of your past, uncovering the missing pieces to help you become whole again. In this journey, we leave no stones unturned. Though I work with most individuals and couples, I especially love to work with mothers, healers, therapists, nurses, and those in the caring field. I also love to work with artists, writers, and soul seekers who wants to better connect with themselves to further their creations.

Ease, change and joy are accessible. I know you can emerge from distress. I have seen radical growth-- again and again. My therapeutic approach is designed for each person's individual internal world. I design each session using a variety of active and engaged interventions, like EMDR, IFS, and Process. We work to uncover the hurt parts that have taken over your life. The “stuck-ness” seems to dissipate. In an atmosphere of love and total acceptance, I use proven interventions to bring awareness and internal movement .

It is time to face life's challenges with renewed determination and a stronger sense of self.

I have experience working in Community-Based, Outpatient and Justice-Involved Mental Health Settings. I have a passion for working with young and older adults in order to assist them in developing and utilizing the necessary coping skills to manage and thrive during difficult times and life transitions, and through needed change.

Are you ready to feel more at ease and to pursue specific goals, or get closer to someone important to you? Has the way you've been feeling holding you back? Not sure if coaching or therapy is the better fit, but you want to build a more meaningful life and set exciting goals for yourself? If this a priority in your life right now and you'd like to add the momentum of working with a trained professional I am here to support you. I enjoy sharing specific CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) tools with clients as well as Mindfulness-Based holistic practices based on individual needs and interests.

Welcoming you as a whole person in being yourself. I work with people who are in career transitions, recovering type-A personalities, and high-performance people who are experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and stressor-related experiences, and many forms of transformative life experiences. I also work w/ multicultural issues including third-culture, diverse international culture, and military/veterans/expats. I specialize working with individuals, couples/partners, and families who are experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression, life transitions, and challenges with relationships at home & work.

Therapy is an amazing placebo. You do not NEED a therapist to learn, transform, and grow your awareness of yourself. I firmly believe whatever it is you are seeking to learn, change, or make peace with, you can do it. The benefit of working with a trained therapist who sees you, gives your sense of agency and innate wisdom the respect it deserves, and offers an outside perspective on your experience informed by evidenced-based theory and practice, is that the pace of growth is greatly accelerated.

I like to offer you a safe and compassionate space to explore your relationship with yourself and the significant people in your life. Together we can support you to develop clarity on what you want/need and how to express/communicate them to your family members, friends and coworkers. Through experiential practices in session, you can connect with the wisdom of your mind and body to heal from past traumas and address present adversities. I have faith in your abilities to develop a healthy relationships with yourself and others.

I work well with individuals who are seeking to learn more holistic ways to address their emotional and relational challenges whether they be family of origin issues, trauma, the challenges of parenting a child with special needs, chronic illness, anxiety, or depression. My general frame work is that you cannot separate the body from the mind nor can you separate a person from their life time of experiences, therefore working with all of these systems is a highly effective way to improve happiness, decrease anxiety and stress, and increase coping skills to manage life with more ease and improved relationships.

I am driven to help you lead the life you are yearning for. Many of us can feel stuck and overwhelmed with life’s challenges but you are not alone in your journey to making a healthy change. I have over 7 years of experience working with children, teens, families, couples, and adult individuals in reaching their mental health goals. I help people overcome their fears, manage anxiety, cope with depression, and improve their relationships with others. I am a strengths-based therapist who believes in meeting each client where they are and individualizing treatment to meet everyone’s unique needs.

There are times in life when we know things need to change, but we don’t know how. Other times, life gives us plenty of changes that we don’t quite want. Whatever your struggle, I’m here to support and walk with you through it. I utilize EMDR and other evidence-based modern therapies, as well as draw from the inspiration of nature, art, dreams and indigenous healing traditions in order to help bring about the natural change being called for.

Nicole is passionate about helping people heal from their past so they can build a better future. She supports women through unhealthy relationships, healing from childhood abuse, sexual abuse, anxiety and PTSD. For over a decade, Nicole has studied and worked in human development and psychology. She is EMDRIA Certified EMDR Clinician and supports kids and adults in the healing process.