Nicole Wright

Nicole Wright is a licensed independent clinical social worker with 20 years of experience supporting people through major life challenges. She began her career in grassroots politics and criminal justice case management, which led her to pursue clinical social work and a focus on serving underserved communities.

She completed internships at a government housing agency and provided individual therapy and psychoeducational classes at a Veterans Affairs hospital. Early post-graduate work included individual and group therapy in an inpatient setting addressing co-occurring substance use and mental health issues.

Nicole later worked as a medical social worker at a local hospital and was based in a primary care clinic. In that role she collaborated with patients, families, and providers, attended medical appointments, visited homes, and assisted with hospital and skilled nursing facility discharge planning.

Those experiences shaped her view that dignity matters most in healing. She helps people who are coping with grief, depression, major life changes, career concerns, and intimacy-related struggles. Her additional focus areas include caregiving stress, end-of-life and hospice concerns, attachment issues, divorce and separation, and topics related to women’s health and sexuality.

Nicole emphasizes listening first and creating a respectful, accepting space. She encourages clients to process past hurts, rebuild self-esteem, and practice new ways of relating to others. Choosing therapy is described as an act of courage, and she offers steady support through that work.

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