CREDENTIALS:
– Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
– EMDR Therapist
– Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
– Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level II)
– Certified Dementia Care Specialist (CDCS)
– Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP)
– Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT)
– Certified ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP)
– Certified in Trauma Focused CBT
– Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist
– Certified Specialist in Anger Management (CSAM)
– Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
Nicole Chacho is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor at Counseling Specialists of Central Florida. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Central Florida and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Creighton University.
Prior to joining our practice in May of 2022, Nicole worked as a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern at Lake Mary Counseling and a Psychometrist at Maitland Psychology with Dr. Dano Leli. Prior to this, she completed her 1,000 hour Clinical Psychology Internship at Orlando Health where she worked on the inpatient rehabilitation floor focusing on the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral abilities of her clients with a training emphasis on those with spinal cord injuries, stroke, polytrauma, and traumatic brain injury. Nicole has also worked as a Group Therapy Facilitator with Feeling Aphasia where she worked with clients to improve their aphasia related disabilities.
Nicole specializes in the areas of trauma, ADD/ADHD, and neurocognitive challenges. She is an EMDR Trained Therapist, a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Levels I & II, Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional, Certified Dialectical Behavorial Therapy (DBT) Professional, ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider, a Certified Dementia Care Specialist, Certified Anger Management Specialist, and Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist.