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Nicole Puertas Sanchez

Therapist(she/her)
2 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Depression, Cultural & ethnic issues, Identity issues, Trauma
  • Individual therapy, Child or adolescent therapy

Great to meet you!

I believe in creating an authentic and compassionate space with my clients. Being a first-generation Latina, I strive to honor lived experiences, inner wisdom and embrace cultural traditions.

My approach to therapy

I am a trauma-informed therapist and believe in viewing therapy as a holistic experience in which our identities interact with our social and cultural environment. I utilize a Feminist Multicultural approach to empower my clients as they navigate life's challenges.

What you can expect from me

My training and education have focused primarily on identity and racial development, inner child wounds, relationships/attachment and the impacts of trauma. I am trained in Emotion Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

About me

  • I identify as
    Other Racial or Ethnic Background, Latinx, Cisgender Woman
  • My style is
    Holistic, Empowering, Warm

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    2 years of experience
  • Training
    MSW (Master of Social Work) at University of Utah
  • License type
    LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (Utah, Illinois)
  • Licensed in
    Illinois, Utah
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Ascension, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Oscar, Oxford, Providence Health Plan, United Healthcare

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Depression, Cultural & ethnic issues, Identity issues, Trauma
  • More specialties
    ADD/ADHD, Family issues, LGBTQIA+, Stress management, Grief or loss, Relationship issues, Women's issues, PTSD
  • Therapy methods
    Strength-Based, Experiential, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Somatic, Trauma Focused CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Humanistic, Play, Relational, Attachment Based, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Child or adolescent therapy
  • Ages served
    Adults, Adolescents
  • Languages
    English, Spanish