- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting challenges
- Compassion fatigue
About Nicole
Nicole Jacobson is an AASW-accredited social worker with 20 years of practice in Australia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief and depression, and supports those dealing with parenting pressures and compassion fatigue. Nicole draws on lived experience as a parent of children with disabilities and long clinical experience to offer practical, down-to-earth support.
Nicole has postgraduate certificates in Play Therapy and in Assessment and Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. She has worked in remote Aboriginal communities and has family connections who are First Nation, which informs her understanding of cultural issues and caregiving contexts. Her background includes many years helping carers manage ongoing stress and emotional strain.
In sessions she talks through practical coping skills, attachment-informed ideas such as Circle of Security, and how to handle everyday pressures like juggling care responsibilities. Conversations aim to make tasks feel more manageable and to reduce overwhelming thinking one step at a time.
Nicole also has experience with adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, ageing and geriatric concerns, and supporting people dealing with isolation or life purpose questions. She can help when substance use, domestic violence or major losses are part of the picture, and she is familiar with caregiver strain and body image concerns.
Her approach is straightforward and respectful. She will work with each person to plan the next practical steps, adapt techniques to the situation, and review progress as things change.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online work
Nicole uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and attachment-informed understanding. For example, attachment-informed work such as Circle of Security explains patterns of relating and helps people build clearer ways of asking for and receiving care. This is useful for parenting stresses and relationship patterns that feel stuck.She also draws on structured assessment approaches that help identify cognitive and emotional patterns, and uses play-based ideas when appropriate to work through trauma or developmental concerns in a way that feels concrete and do-able. These methods help when grief, compassion fatigue or complex caregiving demands make thinking and planning difficult.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Nicole works collaboratively to test techniques, review what helps, and adjust the plan to match goals and daily routines. Clients and therapist decide together which tools to use and how to apply them in real life.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit into study, work or caregiving schedules, allow shorter check-ins, or reduce travel time. Discuss practical arrangements up front so sessions fit into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting pressures and compassion fatigue. Additional areas include attachment issues, adoption and foster care, ageing, substance use and isolation.
What is her therapy style like?
The approach is evidence-based and practical, with a focus on coping skills and attachment-informed ideas such as Circle of Security. Sessions aim to make everyday problems easier to manage.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working across community and clinical settings in Australia.
What credentials and location are relevant?
She is accredited with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and practises in Australia.
Can I work with her if I live overseas?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered in English to people in Australia.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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