Profile / United States
Nicole Ladner-Pace, LCSW
California
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Grief
See online therapy options- CBT approach
- Mindfulness tools
- Solution-focused work
About Nicole
Nicole Ladner-Pace is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 12 years of experience. She helps people dealing with relationship concerns, grief, low self-esteem, big life changes, and compassion fatigue. Nicole also focuses on communication problems, life purpose, self-love, women's issues, and challenges common to young adults.
Nicole uses a straightforward style in sessions. She listens, asks practical questions, and helps people notice thought patterns and behaviors that make things harder. Sessions often include clear steps to try between meetings so progress can be tracked.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. She pairs that with client-centered methods that prioritize the person's perspective. Mindfulness practices and brief solution-focused tools are used when helpful to manage stress in the moment.
Narrative techniques may be used to reorder how someone tells their story and to highlight strengths they might have missed. The work aims to be practical and focused on the next right step, whether that means improving communication, handling loss, or rebuilding a sense of purpose.
People who choose Nicole usually want clear, actionable steps and a collaborative process. To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The subscription for sessions can be canceled at any time, and fees vary by location.
How Nicole’s approaches translate to online work
Nicole combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and mindfulness strategies to make online sessions practical and focused. CBT helps identify specific thoughts and behaviors that contribute to problems and offers step-by-step experiments to test new responses. Client-centered techniques keep the client's perspective central, using open questions and reflective listening to clarify goals. Mindfulness practices teach simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and manage stress in the moment.Choosing the right mix of methods is part of the work together. Nicole will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals, lifestyle, and what feels manageable. That decision can change as progress is made and new priorities appear.
The original profile does not specify which session formats are used, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports keeping therapy consistent through life changes and helps people practice skills in the settings where they live and relate.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Nicole commonly address?
She works with relationship issues, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include communication problems, life purpose, self-love, women's issues, and young adult concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Nicole uses a practical, collaborative style. She notices thought patterns, suggests experiments, and helps people try new responses between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of life and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in California and practices there.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list session formats explicitly. Confirm current session options with the sign-up process before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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