Nicole Wright, L.C.S.W
Psychotherapist San Pedro and Virtual
Psychotherapist~ Children, Adolescents, and Families
My Approach to Therapy
Nicole Wright is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, family conflict, behavioral challenges, and significant life stressors. She believes therapy should provide a safe and collaborative space where clients feel genuinely heard while developing practical tools to create meaningful change. Nicole utilizes a trauma-informed, strengths-based, and culturally responsive approach tailored to the individual needs and experiences of each client. Her extensive background in community mental health and school-based services has provided her with experience supporting clients facing complex emotional, behavioral, family, and environmental challenges. She helps clients understand how past and present experiences influence their emotions, relationships, and behaviors while building healthier coping strategies, improving emotional regulation, strengthening relationships, and increasing confidence in their ability to navigate life’s challenges.
Nicole Wright es Trabajadora Social Clínica Licenciada (L.C.S.W.) con más de 20 años de experiencia trabajando con niños, adolescentes, adultos y familias. Se especializa en trauma, ansiedad, depresión, duelo, conflictos familiares y dificultades emocionales y de comportamiento. Nicole ofrece un espacio seguro y de confianza donde cada persona pueda sentirse escuchada, comprendida y respetada. Su enfoque toma en cuenta las fortalezas, cultura, valores y experiencias de cada cliente, ayudándoles a desarrollar herramientas para manejar sus emociones, fortalecer sus relaciones y enfrentar los desafíos de la vida con mayor confianza.
Specialties Experience:
- Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Adjustment Disorders
- Grief and Loss
- Life Transitions
- Behavioral and Emotional Difficulties
- Family Conflict
- Parenting and Caregiver Stress
- Self-Esteem and Self-Worth Concerns
- Stress Management
- Children and Adolescents
- Adults
- Families
- Panic Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Professional Experience:
Nicole has extensive behavioral health experience providing assessment, individual and family therapy, crisis intervention, treatment planning, case coordination, and trauma-informed services across community mental health, school-based, home, and community settings. She has worked with culturally and socioeconomically diverse populations and with clients experiencing complex trauma, family disruption, interpersonal and community violence, behavioral concerns, and significant psychosocial stressors. Her clinical work emphasizes resilience, emotional regulation, healthy relationships, practical coping strategies, and helping clients recognize and build upon their existing strengths.
Education:
California State University, Long Beach, Master of Social Work
Licenses & Professionals Affiliations:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker — California BBS
License #121100
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
— Maya Angelou