The ‘About’ page on a website can be the hardest to write. How can we capture the essence of who we are without sounding inauthentic or superfluous? What is crucial to share? Better yet, who are you, and what is most important for me to convey to you?
Clinical Offerings
Therapy
Depth-oriented therapy for therapists seeking support for complex trauma, compulsive concerns, and work-related stress
Writing
Professional services, including website copy, guest posts, press releases, and cornerstone content for mental health organizations
Speaking
Available for speaking on podcasts, seminars, trainings, and other formal speaking events within the mental health industry
Of all the professional roles I embody, being a therapist is the closest to my heart.
The relationships I build with my clients remains among my greatest joys and privileges. It is impossible to articulate the gratitude I have for my past and current clients into words.
Such appreciation transcends language, but the closest word is love. I love what I do, and I love the people I do it with.
In my practice, I specialize in treating other therapists and healthcare professionals. My clients often come to me seeking depth. They need space, and they need witnessing. They need a steady presence who can hold all their emotions and fears. They need compassion, even if they don’t quite realize it. They need a place where they don’t need to be in their professional role, where they can just be a human having human feelings and experiences.
This is the essence of what I strive to provide. Slow, steady safety. Every time. Every session.
As people, we integrate. We adapt. We grieve. We feel. We evolve. We are so amazingly complex. And in therapy, we are witnessed and deeply cared for as we move through our unique life experiences.
I became a therapist at a young age because I wanted to treat trauma. Very early in my training, I sought to understand how to offer safety and recovery for people with histories of significant adversity, betrayal, and pain. Life can sometimes be so bleak, and I committed to learning how to hold light amid this darkness.
I have been seeing clients in various settings for 12 years. Throughout this time, I’ve been privileged to work in many sectors, including schools, hospitals, community mental health, and inpatient treatment. In 2015, I opened one of the first female-only, trauma-focused substance-use programs in Southern California. Over the next few years, I developed group curriculums rooted in inner child work, self-esteem, and deepening emotional vulnerability.
I love learning and could go on about my accolades and certifications, but that’s not really what therapy is about. Therapy is about you.
As a therapist for therapists, my overarching goal is to provide each client with a secure relationship where they can truly be themselves. Together, we explore the more tender issues in your life, whether that’s work-related stress, unresolved trauma, substance use, suicidal ideation, or all of the above.
And if you are someone who doesn’t know how to be yourself, my goal is to help you find yourself. Trauma can strip us of our identities, but healing helps us locate them with curiosity, compassion, and care.
In addition to being a therapist, I am also a writer and author. I published my first book, Sometimes Therapy Is Awkward, in 2020. Today, it has sold over 100,000 copies and is used in practicum and training sites worldwide. My second book, For the Love of Therapy was released in October 2024.
I have also written extensively about mental health and periodically contribute to numerous companies and publications, including Forbes, Fortune 500, Psychology Today, Yahoo!, and Upworthy.
I aim to “practice what I preach,” and strive to embody kindness and curiosity in all parts of my life. I am not an expert on your life, and I am also not an expert on how “to do life.” As a human, I have learned to embrace nuance and making mistakes- life is always unfolding in new ways, and I try to stay open to all that is possible.
Therapy is about you, but you may want to know some personal things about me: I live in Orange County, California with my husband and two kids. I mostly love being outdoors and enjoy bouldering, running, hiking, and yoga. I am usually reading at least 2-3 books simultaneously. If given the choice, I would much rather prefer to be hot than cold.
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Media Bio
Nicole Arzt is a psychotherapist and author of Sometimes Therapy Is Awkward and For the Love of Therapy. In her private practice, Nicole specializes in working with other therapists experiencing issues related to complex trauma, substance use, career anxiety, and imposter syndrome. Nicole owns Soul of Therapy, a media business for mental health professionals. She is the founder of Psychotherapy Memes, a meme community with over 170,000 followers around the world. Nicole has been a keynote speaker for numerous events worldwide.