Nicole Lilly, LPC

Nicole Lilly, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia, has 23 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship and family matters, grief, parenting, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to guide her work and describes the client as the expert on their own story.

Nicole often works with women who have chronic post-traumatic stress from ongoing life stressors. Many of these clients have histories of domestic violence or grew up in families affected by substance use or untreated mental illness. She has experience supporting people who carry many responsibilities and who have limited support systems.

Her background includes care in crisis and hospital settings as well as outpatient therapy. She has worked with adults, teens, and children in those clinical environments and has supported people through a range of mental health concerns and life stresses. This experience informs how she structures sessions and prioritizes immediate needs.

In sessions Nicole practices Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the client’s perspective and choices. She listens for strengths and helps people name practical next steps. Conversations focus on real problems and manageable strategies rather than abstract concepts.

She encourages clients to build on their existing strengths while addressing safety, daily functioning, and emotional regulation. Nicole describes change as requiring courage and aims to support people as they make concrete shifts in thinking and behavior.

How Client-Centered Therapy translates to online sessions