- trauma informed
- cognitive behavioral techniques
- play therapy methods
About Nicole
Nicole Codagnone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania with nine years of post-master's experience. She works with people facing anxiety, trauma, depression, and related struggles, including social anxiety and phobia. Nicole also supports concerns like ADHD, grief, relationship stress, parenting strain, and workplace issues.
Nicole trained with a Master of Social Work and holds the LCSW credential. She has worked in community mental health, outpatient therapy, and school and home settings. That range means she has experience with different ages and environments, and she brings practical know-how from those settings to sessions.
Her approach is trauma informed and strength based. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior and practice alternatives. For children or those who benefit from it, Nicole also draws on play therapy methods.
In sessions she focuses on building rapport so people feel willing to talk about hard things. She adapts conversation and plans to the person in front of her rather than following a fixed script. This includes practical steps for coping, mood management, and everyday challenges like sleep or stress.
Nicole mentions enjoying exercise, baking, and family time outside of work. Those personal interests sometimes make it easier to connect over shared, ordinary experiences. If you are unsure where to start, she asks simple questions to clarify what matters most and what a first step could look like.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Nicole uses a trauma informed approach that pays attention to past hurts and how they affect current reactions. This approach helps people notice connections between earlier events and what feels hard now, and it guides practical coping steps for flashbacks, avoidance, or heightened anxiety.She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify thinking and behavior patterns that maintain distress. Those techniques often include short exercises and homework you can practice between sessions to test small changes in thinking, behavior, sleep, or routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicole will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit best, and she adjusts plans based on goals, comfort, and what proves helpful in early sessions.
The biography does not list which online or remote session formats are provided, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove the need to travel to an office. It can also let people try techniques in their own everyday settings and bring practical problems from real life straight into the session for discussion.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
Nicole works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, social anxiety and phobia, ADHD, grief, parenting stress, and workplace issues.
What is her general therapy style?
She practices from a trauma informed, strength based perspective and uses practical, cognitive behavioral techniques alongside play therapy where appropriate.
How long has she been practicing?
She has nine years of experience since earning her master’s degree and holds the LCSW credential for clinical social work.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a Pennsylvania LCSW and lists Pennsylvania as her practice location.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients; sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the first appointment?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.