Nicole Brunn, LMFT, LPCC

Nicole Brunn is a licensed therapist with nearly a decade of experience helping pre-teens, teens, and adults work through some of the most challenging mental health conditions, including OCD, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She holds dual licensure as both an LMFT and LPCC, and also serves as a clinical supervisor, bringing a depth of knowledge and professional accountability that benefits her clients directly.

Nicole has advanced training through the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) and specializes in OCD and related conditions including trichotillomania, skin picking, tics, and Tourette syndrome. She is experienced in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold standard treatment for OCD, and works effectively with clients whose OCD has not responded to other approaches. Her background includes research experience in social anxiety, generalized anxiety, and OCD from San Diego State University, giving her a strong clinical and scientific foundation in these areas.

Her work with ADHD spans pre-teens, teens, and adults, including those navigating failure to launch, academic stress, and the executive functioning challenges that make daily life harder than it needs to be. She also brings significant experience working with ARFID, autism spectrum, school refusal, panic attacks, social anxiety, PTSD, trauma, grief, self-harm, and LGBTQIA+ and gender identity concerns.

Nicole brings nearly a decade of clinical experience across community-based and private practice settings, supporting clients through complex and severe behavioral health challenges. That breadth of experience informs her practical, grounded approach to difficult cases.

Nicole’s treatment approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), TEAM CBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, and behavioral interventions. She creates a judgment-free, accepting environment where clients feel safe enough to do the hard work of real change.

Nicole holds a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from San Jose State University. In her spare time she enjoys reading fantasy novels, playing video games, and cuddling with her pets.