Nicole Beach
Areas of Focus: Queer and trans affirming care, ethical non-monogamy, kink-aware support, shame-free exploration of desire, relationship transitions, neurodivergence and sexuality
Individual and Relationship Counselling
Works with: Adults and youth
Nicole is available for low cost counselling to all as part of our internship program at Mareel
About Nicole
Hi, I’m Nicole (she/her), a Master Level Counsellor who’s honoured to walk alongside individuals and relationships as they explore identity, intimacy, pleasure, and the many shifting seasons of being human.
My work is deeply relational and person-centred. I believe healing unfolds through connection, curiosity, and the safety to tell the truth of your experience. My background in child and youth work, mental health support, and community engagement has taught me that people don’t thrive in isolation. We grow through relationships; with ourselves, with our bodies, with our histories, and with one another.
I come to this work through trauma-informed, feminist, and anti-oppressive lenses, informed by my own experiences within queer and neurodivergent communities. I welcome individuals, couples, and relationships of all configurations, and I hold particular passion for supporting folks exploring sexuality, navigating alternative relationship structures, or unlearning the shame that keeps them small.
When I’m not with clients or immersed in study, you can usually find me tucked into a book, out hiking or rock climbing, sharing time with my chosen people, or curled up under a very large and unapologetically dramatic cat named Domingo.
If you’re wondering whether we might be a good fit, I offer a free 20-minute consultation. I’d be truly honoured to support you on your path.
Nicole Beach
Master Level Counsellor
About the Work
My practice integrates relational, person-centred therapy with narrative, somatic, and trauma-responsive approaches. Together, we explore the stories that have shaped you, the ones you inherited, the ones you outgrew, the ones still waiting for language, while also tending to what lives beneath those stories, the body’s wisdom, protective parts, attachment patterns, and the places where repair is possible.
I draw on narrative therapy, somatic awareness, trauma-informed and reparative practices, and my training in Life Space Crisis Intervention to support both insight and embodied change. This means we don’t just talk about what’s happening, we pay attention to how it feels, how it lands in the body, and how it can shift. Alongside reflection, we develop grounded tools, communication skills, boundaries, nervous-system regulation, so that change feels both meaningful and sustainable.
I support concerns related to sexuality and intimacy, relationship dynamics (monogamous, polyamorous, open, and everything in between), shame, anxiety, self-discovery, stress, and neurodivergent identity.
Therapy with me is collaborative, spacious, and attuned to your pace. Whether you’re tending a single stuck point or exploring deeper patterns, we work in the direction of what matters most to you.
