“Helping teens and adults overcome anxiety, stress, and trauma, so they can reconnect with their authentic selves and live a more balanced, meaningful life.”
Personal challenges can often feel overwhelming, making it hard to move forward. You may find yourself trapped in cycles of anxious, negative, or self-defeating thoughts and behaviors. These emotional, mental, and physical barriers can prevent you from living a healthier, more fulfilling life.
I believe that every person has the inherent ability to heal, and my role is to help you tap into that strength. Together, we’ll work on developing coping strategies, enhancing your self-worth, and fostering a more positive mindset. I know that taking the first step toward therapy can feel daunting, so I truly commend you for being here and taking this important step toward change.
Have you ever tried to quiet your mind, only to feel that your brain does not listen? It’s exhausting to be in a constant battle with your thoughts. Even when things seem calm on the outside, you might still feel tense and on edge, with worries or racing thoughts taking over.
Whether you are navigating stress, trauma, emotional challenges, or relational difficulties, or simply seeking a safe space to talk, you are in the right place. I’m here to support you in overcoming whatever challenges you’re facing and to help create lasting, meaningful change.
Meet Your Therapist
Get to know Nicole.
Hear directly from Nicole about her approach to therapy, what inspires her work, and how she helps clients navigate challenges, build on their strengths, and create meaningful change.
Counseling for Teens, Adults & Athletes in Coral Springs and Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Helping you quiet your mind, discover your strengths, and find your balance.
Life can feel overwhelming when anxiety, stress, self-doubt, or past experiences begin affecting your emotional well-being, relationships, and confidence. Whether you’re constantly overthinking, struggling with perfectionism, navigating a difficult transition, or feeling pressure to meet everyone’s expectations, you deserve support that helps you feel more grounded, confident, and connected to yourself.
Nicole Giacchino, LMHC, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who provides compassionate, personalized counseling for teens and adults. She specializes in anxiety, trauma and PTSD, chronic stress, low self-esteem, relationship challenges, and life transitions, helping clients break free from unhelpful thought patterns, develop healthier coping strategies, and create meaningful, lasting change.
As a former competitive athlete, Nicole also has a unique understanding of the pressures experienced by athletes, former athletes, and high achievers. She helps individuals navigate performance anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, body image concerns, and the challenges of finding their identity and self-worth beyond their accomplishments.
With an authentic, collaborative approach, Nicole creates a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where you can explore your experiences, understand the root of your struggles, and reconnect with your strengths. Drawing on evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and trauma-informed care, she helps you develop practical strategies to manage emotions, strengthen self-confidence, and approach life’s challenges with greater resilience.
Her goal is to help you move beyond simply managing life’s challenges so you can feel more confident, embrace your authentic self, and build a healthier, more balanced, and fulfilling life.
Pre-teen and teen counseling
Is your teen struggling with anxiety, navigating challenging relationships with peers or family, dealing with low self-esteem, or feeling down or irritable? Maybe they’re having difficulty adjusting to new transitions? If so, you’ve come to the right place. My approach to working with teens is collaborative, supportive, and engaging, fostering a strong therapeutic relationship built on trust and understanding.
In my work with teens, I emphasize meeting their individual needs while also considering the dynamics of the family. Parent involvement is tailored to the unique goals and personality of your teen, ensuring the best outcomes for everyone involved.
I help teens express themselves more openly, build confidence in who they are, and develop healthier coping strategies for life’s challenges. Together, we’ll explore their evolving identity and sense of self, providing a safe environment where they can discover their strengths, values, and confidence.
Adult counseling
I offer a safe and supportive space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Therapy is a chance to step away from the chaos of daily life and approach your experiences with curiosity and compassion, rather than criticism.
I believe in creating an environment where you can feel comfortable being yourself, and I incorporate humor when appropriate to help ease tension and foster a genuine connection. I seek to empower you to take control of your life and create lasting changes that align with the life you envision and deserve.
In our sessions, we will work together to address self-defeating thoughts, behaviors, and barriers that may be holding you back. We will explore past experiences and how they influence your present life, helping you better understand yourself and heal from trauma, self-criticism, and repressed emotions.
Counseling for athletes and high achievers
As a former competitive athlete, I understand the unique challenges that come with striving for excellence. I help athletes, former athletes, and high achievers manage performance anxiety, confidence concerns, perfectionism, and the pressure to constantly perform.
Together, we work through stress, burnout, injury recovery, and athletic identity transitions. I also support clients in developing a healthier relationship with self-image and body image. For high achievers, success often comes with intense expectations, self-criticism, and the feeling that you always need to do more.
A key part of our work is learning to separate your worth from your performance and build a stronger sense of internal worth that is not dependent on accomplishments, outcomes, or external validation.
Counseling for stress management
Chronic stress can impact both mental and physical health, contributing to symptoms such as headaches, insomnia, muscle tension, digestive issues, and emotional overwhelm. Because stress affects the whole person, it’s important to address both mind and body in treatment.
If you are feeling burnt out, you are not alone. While stress is a natural part of life, many of us were never taught how to manage it effectively. You will learn practical tools such as breathing exercises, mindfulness, and other mind-body techniques to reduce stress, regulate emotions, and ease physical tension.
We will also explore ways to set healthy boundaries, improve work-life balance, strengthen communication skills, and prioritize self-care. Throughout the process, you will build self compassion while also recognizing the strengths and resilience you already hold.
Counseling for anxiety
Trying to quiet the mind can often feel frustrating when thoughts refuse to slow down. Even when things seem calm on the outside, you may still feel tense and on edge, with worries, overthinking, or racing thoughts taking over. Anxiety can also show up physically through muscle tension, fatigue, digestive issues, sleep disturbances, difficulty concentrating, and a racing heart.
Many of the individuals I work with experience high-functioning anxiety, where they appear successful, responsible, and put-together on the outside while internally struggling with excessive worry, perfectionism, self-criticism, or feeling like they can never do enough.
I help individuals recognize and challenge the thought patterns that fuel anxiety and replace them with more balanced, realistic perspectives. I aim to help you build a healthier relationship with anxiety so it no longer dictates your life, allowing you to feel more present, grounded, and fulfilled.
Counseling for low self-esteem
Low self-esteem often shows up as persistent self-doubt, negative self-talk, frequent comparison to others, and a tendency to question your worth or decisions. Many individuals describe feeling like they are never “enough,” even when they are functioning well on the outside.
I help individuals break free from these unhelpful thought patterns and shift their inner dialogue toward a more balanced and compassionate perspective. Together, we will identify and challenge self-critical beliefs while exploring the experiences, relationships, and influences that have shaped your sense of self-worth.
As you build these skills, my goal is for you to develop a more grounded sense of self-worth that is not driven by comparison or perfection, but by self acceptance, confidence, and trust in yourself.
Counseling for trauma and PTSD
Healing from trauma is possible, no matter how long ago it was, or how “big” or “small” it may feel. Many people notice the impact in the form of anxiety, depression, numbness, reactivity to stress, or difficulty feeling safe and present in their body and daily life.
I provide a safe, supportive space to gently explore these experiences at your own pace. In our work together, we focus on helping your nervous system feel more regulated and supported, while processing the effects of trauma. This often includes reconnecting with your body, understanding survival responses, and building a greater sense of internal safety.
Trauma therapy can also support you in strengthening boundaries, reconnecting with your needs, and moving out of survival mode into greater stability and self-trust. Over time, this work can reduce distress and empower you to experience more moments of joy and connection.
How Nicole works.
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Individualized and integrative
My approach to therapy is individualized, integrative, collaborative, and intentional. I place great emphasis on building a strong therapeutic relationship, taking the time to truly understand you so you can grow at your own pace.
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A safe, nonjudgmental space
I provide a safe, nonjudgmental space where you can show up as your true self. I approach every client with authenticity, empathy, and openness, offering support tailored to where you are in your therapy journey.
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Practical tools you can use
I provide concrete tools and resources that can be used both during and outside of our sessions, from breathing exercises and mindfulness to communication skills and healthy boundaries.
Meet Nicole
What we’ll work on
Imagine what your life could look like if you had the tools to navigate your personal challenges and took that first step toward helping yourself. You have the ability to regain control over the stressors that seem to control you.
Collaboratively, we will embark on a journey of self-exploration and understanding, strengthening your connection with both yourself and others. Whether you know exactly what’s causing your distress or feel unsure about the source, I’ll help you uncover the root of what brings you to therapy and equip you with the tools to cope, heal, and move forward.
I specialize in working with teens and adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and PTSD, life transitions, relational difficulties, and low self-esteem. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling overwhelmed by worry and stress, with a strong desire to make positive changes.
As a former competitive athlete, I also work with athletes, former athletes, and high achievers on performance anxiety, confidence concerns, perfectionism, and the pressure to constantly perform.
I offer individual counseling for teens and adults at our beautiful counseling offices in Coral Springs and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I also provide online therapy via our secure telehealth platform for those who reside in Florida. Call me for a complimentary phone consultation at 954-391-5305.
For as long as I can remember, I have always been the person my friends and family turned to during difficult times, a safe and trusted listener. Over the years, this deep-rooted passion for helping others navigate their challenges has shaped my career as a therapist. It is truly a privilege to create a space for people as they explore their struggles and find their path to healing.
I’ve seen firsthand how tough times can affect those we care about, and I’ve also experienced the mental and physical toll of being a competitive athlete. Throughout my gymnastics career, I developed both valuable strengths and negative mental and physical habits that shaped my sense of self. I constantly strived for perfection, but I soon realized that perfectionism often brings a harsh inner critic that limits growth.
Through my own journey of self-discovery, I recognized that I also needed to do the work to unlock my authentic self. Now, I’m deeply committed to helping others achieve the same, to break through their own barriers, cultivate self-compassion, and step into their most authentic selves.
My background in counseling and psychology
I am the founder and owner of Coastal Healing Counseling, LLC. I graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and criminology, and later completed my Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at St. John’s University.
Throughout my career, I have gained experience working in private practice, as well as community-based and residential settings. My background also includes experience supporting individuals of all backgrounds and ages in the mental health, social work, and criminal justice fields.
Get to know me
Just For Fun
When I’m not working, I stay connected to my inner athlete through exercise. You’ll often find me at the gym, attending a yoga or HIIT class, or enjoying a walk outdoors. I believe in the importance of both mental and physical wellness, as well as self-care. I also love spending time with my friends and family, and making others laugh.
In addition, I love spending time at the beach and listening to music. I am a huge foodie and coffee connoisseur who enjoys trying new food, restaurants, and coffee shops.
What makes my practice different
Why work with me?
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Finding the right therapist can be one of the most challenging, yet crucial, steps in the healing process. Before working with me, many of my clients struggled to connect with other therapists or had negative therapeutic experiences.
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I take great pride in my ability to create a safe, open, and non-judgmental space where healing can happen. The therapeutic relationship is vital to me, and I welcome your thoughts, feedback, and openness throughout our work together.
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I also enjoy digging deeper with my clients. Beneath the issues that are presenting themselves, I believe there is a lot of stress and trauma that also needs attention. People can fall into repetitive patterns when they don’t address the root causes.
Get started on your counseling journey today
If you have made it this far, it speaks to your desire to heal and change. I am ready to work with you and be there throughout your journey. Call me today at 954-391-5305 to schedule your complimentary consultation so we can discuss how I can help.
I offer counseling for teens and adults at our beautiful Coral Springs and Fort Lauderdale counseling offices. I also offer online therapy via our secure telehealth platform for those who live in Florida. I look forward to speaking with you.
Great Care Starts With Connection. Meet Nicole’s Colleagues.
Nicole is proud to be part of Bayview Therapy’s diverse team of experienced therapists and psychologists. Each clinician brings unique specialties, perspectives, and approaches, all sharing a commitment to compassionate, personalized care.
We invite you to get to know some of the wonderful professionals Nicole works alongside.
