Dr. Nicole Livingston, NJ Psychologist 35SI00406600

About Nicole

Dr. Nicole Livingston uses a person-centered approach that keeps a client's goals at the center of each session. She is a New Jersey psychologist with 24 years of experience.

Her style is straightforward and respectful, focused on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and parenting challenges. She also works with issues like ADHD, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Dr.

Livingston combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused techniques to create practical plans people can use between sessions.

Background and approach

She listens without judgment and helps people try small changes that can make daily life easier. Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-oriented, so progress is tangible and measurable. Her background includes long-term clinical work across many age groups and kinds of concerns.

That breadth informs how she adapts tools for each person's situation. She draws from motivational interviewing to support readiness for change and from mindfulness to reduce overwhelm. People can expect clear, plain-language explanations of strategies and simple homework ideas to practice at home.

Dr. Livingston encourages steady, realistic steps rather than quick fixes. Her experience in New Jersey clinical settings informs a practical approach to common family and parenting stressors.

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Her credential is NJ Psychologist 35SI00406600 and she brings two decades of hands-on practice to each client relationship.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting people where they are. The therapist offers empathy and nonjudgmental support while helping clients set their own goals and priorities. This approach is useful for people who want a respectful space to sort through feelings and decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. Sessions include simple exercises and step-by-step tools to reduce anxiety, manage moods, and tackle unhelpful habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and breathing practices to reduce overwhelm and improve sleep and focus.

Dr. Livingston works collaboratively to find the best fit. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily life to choose or blend approaches. Finding the right method is part of the work together, and adjustments are made as needs change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let therapists and clients talk face to face from different locations. Phone sessions provide an alternative when video is not possible. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family and parenting routines.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, anger, ADHD, parenting, sleep, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include aging, autism spectrum concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and communication problems.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused ideas so sessions stay practical and goal-driven.

How many years has she practiced?

Dr. Livingston has 24 years of clinical experience working across a wide range of concerns and age groups.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is licensed as NJ Psychologist 35SI00406600 and is based in New Jersey.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Anger management
ADHD

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 24 years
Licensed: New Jersey
Languages: English

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