Nichole Garcia, LMSW

Nichole Garcia is a licensed masters social worker, LMSW, based in Michigan with 13 years of clinical experience. She began her career working with children and teens in a residential shelter in 2012 and moved into adult services in community mental health in 2017. Her work includes helping people cope with anger, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, and substance use concerns.

She has direct experience with people facing eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting stress, and workplace or career strain. She also supports people dealing with attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and codependency. Nichole has worked with members of the LGBTQ community and with people managing multiple co-occurring conditions.

In community mental health settings she has pursued additional training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, including multiple DBT trainings, and in prolonged exposure. She has also completed trainings in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, eating disorders, and substance use treatment. Those trainings inform how she structures sessions and teaches skills.

Nichole draws on a mix of approaches to help people manage strong emotions, reduce reactivity, and rebuild relationships. Sessions tend to focus on practical tools - skill practice, behavior experiments, and clearer communication strategies - plus talking through how patterns developed. She values straightforward feedback and open communication about goals and progress.

She earned a Bachelor of Social Work at Wayne State University in 2012 and completed an accelerated Masters of Social Work the following year. Early internships included work in homeless shelters, residential programs, and a psychiatric ward, which shaped her clinical perspective and practical skills.

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