01 · Who Nicole works with

Nicole works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and family conflicts

Nicole lists 15 specialisms and 26 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Nicole chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Nicole's own words

What Nicole says about the work

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

Nicole Onorato is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Nationally Certified Counselor serving adults ages 18+. Nicole has been working in the field for over 7 years. She works through a holistic framework; that is an integrative and creative approach tailored to her clients' needs. Her work specializes in working with adolescents and adults. She roots her work through an integrative approach, using evidence-based interventions that draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, and Adlerian Therapy. Her work includes a wellness-based approach to support optimum emotional and physical health through developing self-care rituals, healthy habits, and mindfulness practices.

Nicole Onorato provides insight and the tools you need to feel empowered to cultivate lasting change in your life. She is passionate about inspiring her clients to create their own personal meaning. She views psychotherapy as a collaborative & relational process to cultivate self-love, self-discovery, healing, & growth. Her therapeutic style is direct yet compassionate & nonjudgmental. She works with her clients to explore their own personal narratives that have shaped the way they think and perceive the world. She helps her clients find solutions, re-frame negative beliefs, and develop the tools they need to live a life that is meaningful & empowering.

Nicole is an expert in multiple mental health areas and has advanced training to treat depression, anxiety, relationship issues, breakups/divorce, grief & loss, family issues, past traumas, low self-confidence and/or body image, stress reduction, adolescent and your adult issues, and adjustment issues.

Nicole Offers: Individual Counseling & Psychotherapy for Adults and Teens

Nicole's Areas of Expertise include: Anxiety Depression Mood Disorders Grief & Loss Relationship Issues Stress Reduction Adolescent or young adult Issues Women's Issues Self-Esteem and Self-Image Adjustment Issues

Education: Master of Arts | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | Argosy University, Atlanta, GA Bachelor of Science | Major in Psychology (Concentration in Family Therapy) | Southeastern University

License | Certifications Licensed Professional Counselor | Georgia Secretary of State | LPC010145 Nationally Certified Counselor | National Board for Certified Counselors | #348478

Memberships: Current Professional Member of American Counseling Association Current Professional Member of Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia

Nicole Onorato Hunter, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Nicole works

The 7 approaches Nicole lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Nicole lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Nicole'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 Nicole runs a session.

Acceptance and Commitment TherapyACT

Rather than trying to argue a painful thought away, ACT works on loosening its grip and getting on with what matters to you anyway. Sessions spend real time naming your values, then building action around them while difficult feelings are still present.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Reads present-day relationship difficulty through the lens of how safety and closeness were learned early on. The therapeutic relationship itself is treated as part of the work, because it is where the pattern tends to show up first.

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.

The Gottman Method

A couples approach built on decades of observational research into what distinguishes relationships that last. Structured and assessment-led: it maps friendship, conflict and shared meaning, then works on the specific mechanics of how the two of you argue.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Narrative Therapy

Treats the story you tell about your life as something that can be examined and retold rather than as the plain facts. Separates the person from the problem - “the anxiety” rather than “your anxiety” - to make room for the parts the current story leaves out.

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.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Nicole 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 Nicole'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 Nicole at this point.

2. Naming Nicole specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Nicole 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 Nicole.

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

3 questions worth asking Nicole

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

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based 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.

• “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

Georgia

Licence

GA LPC LPC010145, CO LPC LPC.0018202

Licence number

LPC010145

Licence expires

30 Sep 2028

NPI

1992165997

Years in practice

12

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

21 Jul 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Nicole'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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