Nick Vaske

I find I am most helpful working with teens and adults with bipolar and mood disorders, anxiety, gender identity exploration, learning coping skills, making sense of traumatic experiences, setting boundaries and improving relationships, and navigating non-monogamy. Therapy should be engaging, fun, and enlightening; a place for you to build insight, self-compassion and acceptance through a process that can at times be vulnerable and uncomfortable. My style tends to be curious, nonjudgmental and empathic. I take a relational and collaborative approach and use an anti-oppressive, person centered, and trauma-informed framework.

Therapy can be hard work and it is my job to be a good guide by offering insights, direction, and skill building. I use a variety of methods including creative approaches such as Narrative Therapy and Internal Family Systems as well as practical approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy.

I have been a practicing therapist since 2015 and have worked in social services for over 20 years, serving youth and adults experiencing legal consequences, houselessness, and severe mental illness in both inpatient and outpatient settings. I have working knowledge and experience in domestic violence, sexual abuse, sexual offending, and addiction issues.

I have morning, afternoon and evening appointments on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and can meet in person or virtually depending on your needs.