Nichole Gulowsen (she/her)

LCSW
Accepting Clients

I specialize in trauma, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm, helping high-functioning people who feel stuck in survival mode.

Clinical Social Worker in Maine

Services
  • Individual
  • Group

About My Clients

You’re the person everyone relies on - capable, composed, and holding everything together, while privately carrying anxiety, overwhelm, and the weight of past trauma. Maybe you’re constantly bracing for the next crisis, stuck in overthinking or people-pleasing, or swinging between hyper-functioning and shutting down. You want relief and clarity, and you want to feel safe in your own mind and body again, but you’re unsure how to get there.

My Background and Approach

Using TIR, ACT, CBT, and somatic tools, I help you understand your patterns, process unresolved experiences, and regulate your nervous system so you can feel calmer, clearer, and more grounded in your daily life. You don’t have to carry this alone or keep pretending you’re fine. In therapy, you get a grounded, supportive space where you’re seen, understood, and never judged. Together we’ll create a path that helps you feel more connected, more in control, and more like yourself—without the constant pressure, fear, or exhaustion you’ve been managing on your own.

Techniques I Use

Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Art Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Self-Esteem
Other Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • United Behavioral Health (UBH)
  • Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health
  • Martin’s Point Health Care
  • Maine Community Health Options
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 11 years of practice
  • Rate: $145/session

Reach out to Nichole