Momentum Mental Health intern Nichole Myles is a doctoral student currently working towards her EdD

in mental health counseling from American International College. A certified Integrative Behavioral

Health Practitioner, Nichole also has a master’s degree in i/o psychology with a coaching and consulting

concentration and additional certifications in trauma and resilience, psychological first aid, and DEI

(Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion). Formerly a nonprofit and education leader, she also carries a CAGS in

Nonprofit Management and is a CFRE (certified fundraising executive).

Nichole focuses on trauma-informed care, post-traumatic growth, and an integrated therapy approach

that includes talk therapy methods, somatic and expressive arts interventions. She works with clients to

reclaim their peace, rediscover their voice, and create sustainable wellness—even when life around

them is anything but easy. Nichole’s background helps her bring a wide array of both lived experiences

and professional expertise to therapy but she believes that the client’s inner wisdom is the ultimate

guide works with them to chart their unique path forward. Nichole works especially well with women,

women-identifying, & nonbinary individuals navigating the impact of trauma, burnout, identity shifts,

depression, anxiety, or feeling stuck. She also supports members of the LGBTQIA+ community, clients

processing grief/loss, relational wounds, the long aftermath of surviving domestic violence & emotional

abuse, & those with bipolar or personality disorders.

When not working at Momentum Mental Health, Nichole is the owner and creative catalyst of The

Better Living Collaborative, a training, facilitating, and coaching practice working to bring organizational

and community wellness tools into nonprofit, education, and advocacy spaces. She has been a featured

speaker and workshop facilitator for many organizations, including the National Conference on Crimes

Against Women, the National Coalition on Domestic Violence, and Mental Health America. Her TEDx

talk, ‘Lessons I’ve learned from the people who don’t like me’ has been viewed more than 94,000 times.

Nichole is also a published author and illustrator with a children’s book teaching children to use art to

express their emotions, a trauma-informed affirmations card deck, and a variety of downloadable

wellness tools and guides. In her free time she enjoys creating watercolor and multi-media art, doing hot

vinyasa yoga, kayaking, and road trips.