Nicole Goens Counseling Services, LLC

04/14/2026

Critique is one of the powerful destroyers in our relationships according to the Gottman Institute. Try reframing critique into a personal reflection about an unvoiced emotion - this makes us more vulnerable and will draw our relationships closer

10/14/2024

Little tidbit on structure inside the family. Our culture’s tendency (for various reasons) is to allow youth to lead the family. Structure is safe for kids; despite their tendency to push against it they are actually crying out for it.

01/25/2024

We often forget the importance of REAL social interaction. Our bodies are designed to connect and feel with others. Finding ways to overcome social anxiety is an essential part of therapy and the therapy process. Sometimes the therapy room and relationship is the first place we learn how to do that again.

10/26/2023

Parents…teens and kids’ behaviors and mental health are a great litmus test for the level of honesty and transparency happening inside our own homes

09/26/2023

Have you ever thought that hindered and suppressed love might be the reason for pain? Or that they are two sides of the same coin? Thanks corrie 💕

09/19/2023

We discover our attachment wounds surface most profoundly in our emotionally intimate relationships. Yet, our emotionally intimate relationships is ALSO where we find the most profound healing.

If you need therapy for yourself, you and your partner, or you and your family, contact Nicole today. Currently accepting new clients. Feel free to call or message! 503.894.6201

09/19/2023

08/27/2023

My private practice is FINALLY beginning. Please refer people my way who need therapy for themselves, or therapy for their relationships.