About Cory
Cory Nicolas is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Hawaii. She brings 13 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, relationship patterns, phobias, and past trauma. Cory aims to create a down-to-earth space where people can talk through what’s happening now and why it matters to them.
Cory focuses on understanding how past experiences shape current reactions.
Background and approach
She uses trauma-informed ideas alongside practical tools to reduce panic symptoms and manage everyday anxiety. Sessions tend to mix talking, skill practice, and reflection so people leave with something they can use right away. Her work covers relationship and family concerns as they affect individuals, including communication problems, commitment and codependency issues, and the impact of family-of-origin dynamics.
She also supports people facing caregiver stress, first responder stress, guilt and shame, and challenges after infidelity. Cory works with people who want to address phobias and panic attacks by identifying triggers and building step-by-step coping strategies. She also helps those exploring life purpose and changes in long-term relationship structures like polyamory or other non-monogamous arrangements.
Sessions are offered in English and can take place by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Cory uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling follows the platform’s matching and booking process.
Evidence-based tools and flexible online care
Cory uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on processing traumatic experiences and reducing anxiety. One approach centers on trauma-informed work that helps people see how past events shape present reactions and then practice new responses to triggers. Another common focus is cognitive-behavioral skill-building, which breaks down fearful thoughts and teaches step-by-step coping strategies for panic, phobias, and worry.Choosing the best techniques is a collaborative process. Cory works with each person to match approaches to their goals, symptoms, and daily life. She checks in about what's helping and adjusts strategies as needed so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing, brief check-ins between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent across busy weeks and changing routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Hawaii, Nevada
- Languages
- English
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