Nicole Faulkner

Nicole Faulkner is an AASW-accredited mental health social worker in Australia with 12 years of professional experience. She has worked in both government and non-government sectors. Nicole helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression.

She focuses on making sessions straightforward and honest. Nicole encourages people to talk about what is worrying them and what they want to change. She pays attention to practical difficulties such as motivation and confidence as well as emotional pain.

Nicole also supports people facing abandonment and attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and relationship challenges like communication problems and separation. She will talk through feelings of guilt, shame, isolation and impulsivity and how these affect everyday life.

Work about life purpose and midlife questions is included in her practice, along with concerns about money and mood regulation. Nicole draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people understand patterns and try different ways of coping.

Her style is direct and respectful. She aims to create a space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. The first step can feel hard, and Nicole encourages people to begin at a pace that feels manageable.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Nicole draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people change unhelpful patterns and manage strong emotions. One common approach focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviours that maintain anxiety and low mood, then practising alternatives to reduce their impact. This helps with stress, anxiety and mood difficulties. Another approach attends to past hurt and attachment patterns, encouraging people to name painful memories and notice how early experiences shape current relationships and reactions. That can be useful when trauma, abandonment or relationship problems are present.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicole will discuss options with each person and decide together what methods fit the goals and preferences presented. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as progress and priorities become clearer.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week and reduce travel time. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or longer sessions for deeper work, depending on what is agreed with the therapist.