About Nicole Tabor, LPC
I have always been drawn toward people’s stories and how people express what’s hard to say with art, poetry, music, and the language we choose, long before I knew this was what I wanted to do.
As a clinician, I view the therapeutic relationship as the medium to express what’s hard to say, where I help make sense of patterns that have kept people stuck, work through what’s heavy without being swallowed by it, and shift away from carrying it all on their own.
I combine honesty, dedicated support, and a little bit of humor to create a healing environment for clients to feel seen, heard, and understood.
“It’s not the weight you carry
but how you carry it –
books, bricks, grief –
it’s all in the way
you embrace it, balance it, carry it
when you cannot, and would not,
put it down.”
— Mary Oliver
How I work:
Relational. Grounded. Authentic.
Therapy with me is…
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Relational wounds are healed in relationships.
In therapy, the therapeutic relationship becomes the container and method for healing to occur. I see you as the expert of your own life, and I am here to sift through what you are bringing to sessions.
This may be a good fit if you:
have felt misunderstood, pathologized, or unseen in past therapy
want a collaborative relationship rather than a top-down “expert” model
value trust, authenticity, and emotional attunement
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I get it, our society often supports being disembodied, where it can often feel overwhelming or disorienting to be in your body. I hold the space for us to practice embodiment without feeling flooded.
Rather than rushing to change thoughts or behaviors, we slow down and listen to your nervous system, sensations, and lived experience. Symptoms, sensations, and responses are treated as information shaped by context, history, and experiences we can adapt and shift from in new ways.
This may be a good fit if you:
feel stuck despite insight or self-awareness
notice stress, trauma, or emotion living in your body (or your responses)
want a pace that respects your capacity and consent
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No scripts. No jargon. No pretending.
I don’t believe we can think or solely cope our way out of systems or environments that harm us, and I’m transparent about how I work: There’s room here for skepticism, humor, ambivalence, nuance, and not knowing.
By showing up as my authentic self, I can mirror a safe place for you to do the same, which is where genuine healing happens.
This may be a good fit if you:
want therapy that feels real, not performative
are tired of being told to reframe or push through
value honesty, nuance, and shared curiosity
My Education
where & what I studied
I hold a Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling from George Fox University, a CACREP-accredited program.
I’m trained in somatic trauma approaches, attachment theory, Satir’s Human Growth & Development Model, and many systems perspectives, alongside a continuous, ongoing relationship with learning.
Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model, I strive to meet clients where they are, allowing their goals, values, identities, and lived experiences to guide the work in every session, making it adaptable, flexible, and human.
My path into the mental health field was shaped by earlier studies in agriculture, public health, and (poetry) writing at Oregon State University (go beavs!), where I became deeply aware of the disparities in access to care, particularly in rural and marginalized communities similar to my own background and upbringing.
These experiences continue to inform how I conceptualize mental health cases, trauma, systems, and this work.
Focus &
Population
who & what themes I tend to treat
Attachment & Relationships
Childhood Abuse & Neglect
Complex & Chronic Trauma
Grief & Loss (Including Non-Death Loss)
LGBTQIA+
First-Generation College Students
Intergenerational & Family Trauma
Neurodivergence (ADHD/Autism)
Recovery & Maintaining Sobriety
Rural Populations & Blue Collar Workers
Spirituality & Religious Trauma
Women’s Issues & Empowerment
Training & Modalities
what I’ve studied & tools I tend to use
Certified Body Trust® Provider
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (Completed EMDR—Weekend 1 Training)
Feminist, Anti-Oppressive, & Liberatory Frameworks
Integrative Somatic Trauma Treatment
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Narrative
Person-Centered
Psychodynamic
Relational & Attachment-Based
Strengths-Based & Compassion-Focused
Trauma-Informed Clinical Supervision
Let’s Connect
If you need a relational, grounded, and authentic
approach to healing, please reach out:
I offer individual telehealth therapy for adults across Oregon.
Click below to schedule a free 15-minute consultation call