Therapist profile
Nicole Summers-DuBois, LMFT
Massachusetts
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, Massachusetts / 1814
- NPI1063168839
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMassachusetts
About
- anger management tools
- communication skills
- CBT and EFT approaches
About Nicole
Nicole Summers-DuBois is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Massachusetts with five years of clinical experience and broad life experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, and adjusting to life changes.
Nicole draws on several practical approaches in sessions, including Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Imago Relationship Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. She focuses on communication and de-escalation techniques when relationships are tense. Her work with people also commonly includes coping skills for anxiety and mood, and strategies to handle impulsivity and control issues.
She describes an eclectic style and intentionally uses lightness and humor to make sessions easier to talk in. Sessions tend to be conversational while still focusing on concrete steps clients can try between meetings. Nicole also emphasizes normalizing the difficulty of asking for help, drawing on her own experience as a non-traditional student who returned to school later in life.
In practice she helps people clarify what matters to them and develop small, usable skills for daily life. She often addresses attachment, abandonment, and communication problems alongside the immediate concern. Nicole has experience supporting those coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and grief, and she works with issues related to body image, guilt, shame, and forgiveness.
Nicole offers services in English and accepts international clients. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to see how the therapist and approach fit.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping people name what matters to them. It aims to make sessions feel straightforward and respectful while encouraging clients to direct the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful reactions. It is often used for anxiety, anger, and mood concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand emotional responses in relationships and learn new ways to connect and de-escalate tension.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to test methods and decide what feels most useful. That might mean trying short CBT experiments, practicing mindful grounding, or using EFT steps to address communication problems in a relationship context.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some formats are better for focused skill practice while others suit deeper conversation, so discussing preferences at the first session helps shape how therapy proceeds.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
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What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy and anger, among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is eclectic and conversational, using Client-Centered methods with CBT, EFT, Imago, and mindfulness techniques to build practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience as an LMFT and also brings extensive life experience from returning to graduate school as a non-traditional student.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are provided?
Please confirm the current session formats before booking by checking the therapist's online options and scheduling page.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.