Nicole Cardarella-Gasper

My name is Nicole (she/her) and I can't wait to meet you!

I identify as a cisgender, bisexual, white, poly, neurodivergent, disabled woman.

I'm a Licensed Therapist (LPCC) and MN Board Approved supervisor for LPC's/LPCC's. I've been providing therapy since 2016. I've provided therapy in treatment houses for teens, outpatient settings for children to elders, virtually for college students, in offices with co-workers, and now I'm working for myself. I love all things sex, trauma, kink, queer, and relationships.

I hold a Master's in Counseling from right here at the University of Minnesota and a sex therapy certificate from UW-Stout.

In my free time, I enjoy being with friends, trying new food, traveling, reading, and watching women's sports. I love spending time with my partners and our cats and dog.

I approach therapy as a place to put everything down, just for an hour, and just be you.

My ideal client hopes for a strong therapeutic relationship with an affirming, deeply empathetic, nerdy, humorous, therapist

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My modalities and framework includes:

• Person Centered
• Trauma informed
• EMDR
• Parts work
• Narrative Therapy
• Systemic
• Intersectional & Feminist
• Strengths Based

Client's can expect a therapist who is genuinely invested in their growth and healing. I will put in the work that my clients put in.