Hello - My name is Nicole Forester .
I welcome you.
I recognize the energy it takes to seek support.
What I can offer is non-judgmental listening to help you hear your own voice.
I invite you to be as direct and unedited as you are comfortable.
I believe speaking your full truth is the best place to start.
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (CA), a Licensed Professional Counselor (CO) and a Nationally Board-Certified Music Therapist.
I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Therapy from Utah State University in 2002 followed by an internship at Bethany Children’s Home in Pennsylvania. I graduated with a Master of Science degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Phoenix in 2007.
I have worked in a variety of settings:
University Neuropsychiatric Institute, Inpatient Units, Addiction Recovery
Utah Youth Village, In-Home Crisis Team
Project Reality, Outpatient Addiction Services and Dual-Diagnosis
Arbour Counseling Services, Outpatient Services, Intensive-Outpatient Program Groups
Hospice by the Bay, Children and Teens in Hospice
Established Private Practice in 2012-2019 in San Francisco.
I encourage you to interview your therapist to find a good fit.
Feel free to connect with me. We can talk about what kind of support you seek.
I will do my best to answer any questions you might have about this process.
I believe that having someone to listen objectively can be very helpful.
I appreciate the courage it takes to ask for help.
Take good care. Hope to hear from you.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dissociation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
UT LCMHC 6661328-6004
CO LPC 0017273
CA LPCC 640