01 · Who Beverly works with

Beverly works with stress, Anxiety, addictions and parenting issues

Beverly lists 15 specialisms and 35 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Beverly chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Beverly's own words

What Beverly says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I'm a licensed therapist in Oklahoma with extensive experience supporting individuals and families through life's most challenging moments. My work spans stress and anxiety, addiction, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and anger management-drawing on evidence-based approaches tailored to each person's unique needs.

My approach is recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally competent. I work with people facing mental health concerns, substance use, and co-occurring challenges, and I care deeply about meeting each client with respect rather than judgment. I also have a special interest in supporting women with children, while welcoming clients of all ages and backgrounds. My hope is that our work helps you build practical change, reconnect with your abilities, and move toward a steadier, healthier life that feels more manageable and more fully your own.

We’ll begin by turning down the outside noise and focusing on what feels heaviest for you right now. In a first session, I want to understand what you have been carrying, what has brought you here, and where you most want support. You can expect a welcoming, respectful space where we begin sorting through what matters most at a pace that feels honest and productive. In our first sessions, we'll explore questions like: What would healing or progress look like for you? What is bothering you the most? What changes would you hope to see in your life? These conversations help guide our work together and ensure therapy is focused on what matters most to you.

Beverly Nicholas, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Beverly works

The 5 approaches Beverly lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Beverly lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Beverly's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Beverly runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Beverly practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Beverly's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Beverly at this point.

2. Naming Beverly specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Beverly is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Beverly.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

4 questions worth asking Beverly

Built from what Beverly actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Beverly's - Beverly has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 27 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LPC

Licensed in

Oklahoma

Licence

OK LPC LPC05699

Licence number

LPC05699

Licence expires

30 Jun 2027

NPI

1629294970

Years in practice

27

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

6 Oct 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Beverly's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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