Nicole Wilbur, LMSW

Nicole Wilbur is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) based in Michigan with 19 years of practice experience. She brings a background in hospital care, homecare, hospice, palliative care, brain injury services, and school settings. Nicole has worked one-on-one and in group settings and led workshops and continuing education for other professionals.

Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps. She combines listening with hands-on strategies so people can try new skills between meetings.

Nicole uses a mix of approaches, including cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, dialectical behavior ideas, and motivational interviewing. She tailors methods to each person’s goals and personality rather than following one fixed plan. Together she and the client identify strengths and build on them.

She has experience supporting people facing anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, trauma and abuse, substance issues, grief, and stress-related challenges. She also addresses relationship and communication problems, parenting strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and worries about intimacy and self-esteem.

Nicole focuses on concrete tools that change day-to-day life. That can mean learning thought skills from CBT, practicing grounding and mindful exercises, or building behavioral routines that improve sleep, mood, or impulse control. She emphasizes small, manageable steps that add up over time.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Nicole commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people recognize unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and often focuses on small experiments and routines that can improve mood, sleep, or anxiety. Client-centered work in her practice emphasizes listening and validation so the client feels heard and in control of goals. This approach helps people set priorities and shape the plan around their values and comfort level. Dialectical behavior ideas add skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for crises, relationship friction, or impulse challenges.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Nicole works with each person to identify what matters most and then tests methods that fit the client's needs and preferences. She checks in and adjusts the plan as progress or new challenges emerge.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let people have a fuller conversation and practice skills together, phone sessions work well when lower bandwidth or hands-free interaction is needed, and chat or text messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or support between longer visits. These options help fit therapy into work, family routines, or days when leaving home is difficult.