Hi! I’m Nicole Braswell!
she/her/hers
I’m an Licensed Marriage Family Therapist practicing out of Long Beach, California. I’ve been a therapist working with individuals and families for over 12 years.
I identify as a mixed race (Mexican/White) straight woman, and I am also fluent en espanol, and proud Latina.
I’m most passionate about helping my client’s navigate difficult and challenging relationships, whether it be romantically, or with family members.
I offer a curious, compassionate and supportive therapeutic space where we can explore your emotional patterns and develop healthier ways of relating. Using attachment theory, EMDR, and parts work (IFS), I can help you understand whats getting in the way of your ideal self, and build stronger, more fulfilling relationships.
I am committed to ongoing professional development, I regularly attend trainings and participate in EMDR consultation to enhance my therapeutic skills and knowledge.
Anxiety and panic disorders
Depression (recurrent or 1st time)
General relationship challenges (family, friends, co-workers)
Parenting
Personal growth and self-esteem
Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Expertise
Therapeutic approaches
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), with special training in an Attachment Informed Approach
Internal Family Systems (IFS)/Parts Work
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Mindfulness Based CBT
Triple P Positive Parenting
Off the clock…
I am a single mom, just surviving parenthood, while keeping the dog and cat happy and alive.
I enjoy going camping, walking, going the the beach, and attending local community events.
My self-care includes getting my beauty rest, journaling, daily meditations, spending time under a beautiful shady tree, church, cooking, attending community events and turning to my tarot cards for motivation and inspiration.
My Professional Journey
I have always been a curious person, wanting to talk and meet people from different paths of life. In my household growing up, there was no talk about feelings, and had to learn to manage on my own. Getting into this career finally gave a part of me permission to be okay with actually acknowledging feelings and normalized growing up with a “not so perfect” upbringing.
One of my first roles as a therapist was working with at-risk youth and unhoused families, which only validated my passion to faciliate children being understood by people they love the most, providing them with a safe place to express themselves, showing them they aren’t alone, and working with their parents to break generational trauma and cycles.
Over the past 6 years, I transitioned to working with adults in helping them understand themselves, repairing relationships and helping them attain a more secure attachment with themselves and others. Relationships have become my focus with every person I work with; I help them improve their sense of connection and safety in relationships.
Accepting New Clients!
Let’s Talk!
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