Life can feel like too much sometimes.
Maybe you're carrying anxiety that won’t quiet down. Maybe you're stuck in cycles that leave you feeling exhausted or disconnected. Or maybe you’ve been through things that changed you, and now you’re trying to make sense of who you are and how to move forward. If any of that sounds familiar, I want you to know you’re not alone and you don’t have to figure it out by yourself.
I’m a licensed therapist in New Mexico and Texas with experience supporting adults who are navigating anxiety, life transitions, trauma, relationship struggles, and self-esteem challenges. My approach is rooted in compassion and collaboration. I meet you where you are, and we work together to help you feel more grounded, confident, and connected.
I draw from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and person-centered practices. That means we’ll explore your inner world, develop skills to manage emotions and thoughts, and focus on what really matters to you...not just what’s “supposed” to matter.
You don’t have to perform or prove anything in therapy. You get to show up as you are, even if that feels messy. This is a space where we can unpack what’s been weighing on you and begin building something new.
You’re allowed to take up space. You’re allowed to heal. And you don’t have to do it alone.
Let’s take that first step together.
Additional areas of focus: Attachment issues, Control issues, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Internal Family Systems
TX LPC 98733
NM LPCC CTB-2024-0846
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Nichole Esparza. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
I LOVE HER !
Written on Dec 28, 2025 after therapy with Nichole for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching,
Thanks you are helping quite a bit. I just wish 1v1 was sooner in between, but the best is always busy!
Written on Nov 18, 2025 after therapy with Nichole for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
Dr. Nichole Esparza has been a guiding light with a current situation that I am experiencing at work. Stress and daily challenges seem to be getting worse and out of hand. Talking through my anxiety and stress with her has been very helpful. She listens attentively and has provided me with some insight and tools to improve my mental health and ease my anxiety. I definitely recommend her.
Written on Nov 06, 2025 after therapy with Nichole for 4 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, anger management, and career difficulties
Extremely kind and understanding, I was scared to start therapy and thought there was no helping me and this is just who I was but even though i’ve just started, just knowing I have a better support system and taking steps to get better helps so much.
Written on Nov 05, 2025 after therapy with Nichole for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Nichole is kind, listens with intent, responds thoughtfully, and follows up. She’s a professional and I trust her.
Written on Nov 03, 2025 after therapy with Nichole for 3 weeks on issues concerning intimacy-related issues
Though it is only week 3 with Nicole, I feel like she understands my anxiett struggles and she offers helpful suggestions and asks me for my own thoughts to help progress. She is always responding in a timely manner and asks thought provoking questions to keep me thinking about the situation, myself, and helping myself. I never thought online therapy would really work for me, but I thoroughly enjoy having Nicole to message. She genuinely seems to understands and cares about my current state and my progress. I'm glad we were matched.
Written on Oct 11, 2025 after therapy with Nichole for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, coping with life changes, and adhd