Nicolle Atchison, LMFT - Therapist in Washington

About Nicolle

Nicolle Atchison is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Washington. She brings five years of clinical experience to brief and ongoing work with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. Nicolle offers evening and Saturday appointments to fit busy schedules and aims to build a calm, straightforward space for talking through hard things.

Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person’s needs.

Background and approach

She focuses on clear goals and practical ways to make life feel more manageable. Nicolle emphasizes honesty and a good-natured approach to help people move toward positive change. In practice she blends client-centered methods with emotionally-focused and existential perspectives.

That means she listens first, helps name core emotions, and looks at meaning and values behind current struggles. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are added when useful to teach coping skills and find steps forward. Typical concerns she addresses include relationship strains, parenting and family stress, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, self-esteem, career concerns, intimacy questions, anger, and compassion fatigue.

She also works with issues like blended family dynamics, codependency, fatherhood questions, and midlife or aging-related concerns. Nicolle communicates in English and provides sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on being fully heard. The therapist creates space to listen, reflect what matters, and follow the client’s pace. This helps when people feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure what they need next.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps identify and work with core emotions that drive relationship or personal patterns. It supports understanding how feelings connect to actions and can be useful for resolving strong emotional reactions and improving connection with others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals, personal style, and the challenges at hand. Plans can shift over time as needs change and progress is made.

Online sessions let people work on these approaches without traveling to an office. Video calls support face-to-face conversation, phone sessions offer flexibility, and live chat or text-based messaging allow ongoing check-ins and brief coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and maintain consistent momentum toward chosen goals.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly help with?

Nicolle addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family stresses, and related life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is warm, honest, and collaborative. She listens first, helps name emotions, and works toward practical next steps.

What is her experience and background?

She has five years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of concerns including compassion fatigue, career questions, and self-esteem.

What credentials and location apply?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - with Washington license WA LMFT LF61098473 and practices from Washington.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How are sessions priced?

Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 5 years
Licensed: Washington
Languages: English

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