Nicole Guessford, LCSW

About me

I am licensed in Pennsylvania and Virginia with 23 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, & parenting issues. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialogue and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. I am a holistic practicitioner and my style is more structured and direct. I do believe in self care, self compassion, and I will frequently give my clients "homework" to work on outside of our sessions.

Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started! I am currently only accepting Insurance clients.

I see clients who are looking to commit to telehealth sessions weekly or bi-weekly. I only provide telehealth sessions due to insurance regulations, and do not provide clinical support over the phone or messaging.

Professional experience

Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Attachment issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Communication problems, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Family problems, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Midlife crisis, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Sex addiction, Somatization, Women's issues, Workplace issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

License information

PA LCSW CW015210

VA LCSW 0904014683