Career counseling and therapy for professionals in minnesota, available online — Nichole Alspaugh Williams, LMHC
Career counseling and therapy for professionals in Minnesota
Sessions for Minnesota clients are offered by telehealth only.
Career counseling and therapy for professionals in Minnesota
Hi! I’m Nichole and I offer career counseling and therapy to professionals across Minnesota who are navigating work stress, imposter syndrome, or career transitions through secure, virtual sessions available to clients in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and throughout the state.
How I’m able to see clients in Minnesota
I'm licensed as a Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Indiana, my home state. Through the Counseling Compact (an interstate agreement that lets licensed counselors practice across participating member states) I hold a privilege to practice in Minnesota. This isn't a separate Minnesota license; it's an authorization, tied to my Indiana license, that allows me to provide counseling to clients while they're physically located in Minnesota.
A few things that follow from that:
Our sessions happen while you're physically present in Minnesota (or Indiana), through my HIPAA-compliant video platform.
I follow Minnesota’s laws and professional standards when working with Minnesota-based clients.
If you're planning to be somewhere outside Ohio, Indiana, or Minnesota during a session, let me know in advance as I can only see you in states where I hold a license or privilege.
I specialize in helping professionals with:
Career Counseling and Career Transitions
Twenty years of experience as a career counselor helps me guide you through exploring career paths, working through a transition with more clarity, and building a job search strategy that fits who you are. This work is available virtually to professionals throughout Minnesota, including those in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Work Stress and Burnout
Minnesota's professional landscape leans heavily on healthcare, retail, and technology — large employers headquartered in and around the Twin Cities set a fast, metrics-driven pace, and remote and hybrid work have blurred the line between office hours and everything else. As a Kelley School of Business alumna and former Kelley professor, I understand the pressures of corporate and institutional environments firsthand. We'll work together to build and learn tools to manage work stress and burnout so they stop bleeding into the rest of your life, whether the strain comes from a demanding team, a caseload that never shrinks, or a remote setup that never quite turns off.
Imposter Syndrome
Many of the professionals I work with in Minnesota's healthcare, retail, and tech sectors are quietly navigating imposter experiences at work, even when colleagues and supervisors see them as capable and accomplished — feeling like a fraud despite clear evidence of their skill. Remote and hybrid work can make this harder to talk about, since there's less of the informal, in-person reassurance that used to come from a hallway conversation or a manager's quick nod of approval. If you've wondered what causes imposter syndrome or whether therapy can actually help with it, I've written about both in my blog. In our work together, we build tools so you can walk into the next challenge with real confidence, not just the appearance of it.
How online sessions work
Each week, we'll meet virtually for a 50-minute session by secure video to talk through what's happening at work and, if you’d like, in your life. We'll explore the thoughts and feelings that are keeping you stressed, stuck, or anxious, and build tools that help you respond with more clarity and less reactivity.
First step: a free 15-minute consultation call. You can reach out through my contact page or schedule directly on my calendar to find a time that works.
Curious how virtual sessions work, or whether this is the right fit? My FAQ page covers the most common questions, or you're welcome to reach out with your own.
Nichole Williams, Ed.S., LMHC, NCC (Cardinal Counseling and Consulting, LLC) is licensed in Indiana and holds a privilege to practice in Ohio and Minnesota through the Counseling Compact, providing virtual career and mental health counseling to professionals in each of these states.