Nicole Drake
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
Accepting clients
Updated 30+ days ago
25 years in practice
New Leaf Behavioral Health: Making mental health care affordable and accessible for all.
Nicole is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with over 25 years of clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She received her Masters of Science and PhD from Gannon University in Pennsylvania and has been licensed as a therapist in North Carolina since 2016. She employs a combination of interpersonal, solution-focused, and cognitive-behavioral therapies to assist individuals with achieving their goals.
Remote / In-person
Speaks English
Emergency number not available
WhiteLGBTQIA+ ally
Practice hours (EST)
Sun
closed
Mon
8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Tue
8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wed
8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thu
8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Fri
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sat
closed
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Adoption
- Aging
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Athletic Performance
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Burnout
- Career
- Childhood Abuse
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Cognitive Functioning
- College and School Placement
- Compulsive Exercise
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Grief and Loss
- Hoarding
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Learning Disorder
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy/Loss of Pregnancy
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Assault
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Assessment/Evaluation
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Location
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Wide doorway
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Door can be opened easily
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
Getting around
- Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)
- Elevators
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – North Carolina
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – North Carolina
- Blue Home BCBS of UNC – North Carolina
- Blue Value BCBS – North Carolina
- Medicaid – North Carolina
- Medicaid - Carolina Complete Health – North Carolina
- Medicaid - Healthy Blue – North Carolina
- Medicaid - NC Medicaid Direct – North Carolina
- Medicaid - United HealthСare Community Plan – North Carolina
- Medicaid Alliance Behavioral Health Care – North Carolina
- Medicaid AmeriHealth Caritas – North Carolina
- Medicaid Sandhill Center – North Carolina
- Medicaid Trillium Health Resources – North Carolina
- Medicaid Vaya Health – North Carolina
- Medicaid Wellcare – North Carolina
- Optum – North Carolina
- UMR – North Carolina
- United Health Care – North Carolina
- In-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
- Sliding scale
Payment methods
- Cash
- Check
Credentials
Licenses
LCMHC
12397, North Carolina
Education
Gannon University
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), 2008