Nicole Podolak, LCSW | Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Online & In-Person
Free initial consultation
About me
I am passionate about helping adults resolve past life narratives, unlock their true identity, and write their own story. I offer expertise in high achieving anxiety, burn out, people pleasing, low self esteem, life transitions, trauma, grief, relationships, anger, and anxiety.
Nicole has been providing services in the social and behavioral health fields for almost 20 years. She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional with a holistic view in providing compassionate, non-judgmental, and effective treatment to adults. Nicole has experience working in leadership, clinical, independent and collaborative roles within a variety of areas including hospitals, clinics, community based residential facilities, courtrooms, counties and surrounding communities. She is kind, direct, and fully focused on you.
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It can be hard to reach out when mental health challenges arise.
It can be hard to live with them, too.
Choose your hard, and when you're ready, let's create the lasting change and development that you deserve.
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It's a privilege to support you in identifying and achieving your goals. Working together, we can achieve the desired internal growth and development needed to progress into the best version of you.
License
License(s)
Professional certifications
Professional associations
Education
UW-Madison
Fees and insurance
Cost per session
$ - $Accepted payment methods
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Credit Card
Accepted credit cards
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
Accepted insurance plans
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- Medicaid
- Optum
Specialties and clinical interests
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety
- Betrayal Trauma
- Career
- Divorce & Separation
- Domestic Abuse/Violence
- Grief & Loss
- Mental Health Professionals
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Parenting & Parent-Child Relationships
- Pet Loss
- Relationships
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Injury
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Identity
- Suicide Loss
- Trauma & PTSD
- Women's Issues
Therapy types
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness
- Play Therapy & Sandtray
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
Community specialties
- Trauma Survivors
Licensed to see clients in
Years in practice
Service types
- Therapy / Counseling
Types of clients
- Adults (18+)
- Older Adults (65+)
- Individuals
- Couples
- Parents & Caregivers
Languages
- English
Website and social media