Compassionate Therapy for Heartbreak, Relationships, and Healing
Helping you heal painful patterns and build healthier relationships
In Person in Rockville, MD, and Virtual Across Maryland and Virginia
When Relationships Hurt, Everything Feels Heavier
Maybe you feel stuck in relationships that leave you questioning yourself. You may be heartbroken after a divorce or break-up, overwhelmed by family conflict, unsure whether to stay in a relationship, or carrying feelings that feel difficult to talk about out loud. Over time, relationships can start to feel more painful than comforting, and it becomes hard to know what to do next.
Together, we can better understand why these relationships have felt so painful and help you feel more secure, connected, and confident again.
You Deserve To Feel Loved, Seen, and Secure
Emotional Safety
Healthier Relationships
Stronger Boundaries
More Secure Connections
How I Can Help
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Divorce and break-ups can leave you feeling devastated, confused, and unsure how to move forward. Together, we create space to process the pain of the relationship, better understand what happened, and help you feel more hopeful, confident, and emotionally secure again.
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Healing from emotionally or physically abusive relationships can leave people feeling anxious, confused, emotionally, drained, and disconnected from themselves (many describe it as feeling “crazy”). These relationships may involve manipulation, gaslighting, control, betrayal, narcissistic abuse, or other harmful patterns that impact self-esteem, trust and emotional well-being. Therapy can help individuals process their experience, rebuild confidence and boundaries, and begin forming healthier relationships moving forward.
I have specialized training in narcissistic abuse and the impact of various personality disorders on a relationship.
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Individual discernment counseling helps people gain clarity when facing difficult relationship decisions. Whether you're unsure about staying, leaving, reconciling after a betrayal, or navigating relationship ambivalence, the process helps you explore your options and make thoughtful, informed choices that align with your values.
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Being involved in an affair can bring intense confusion, guilt, sadness, and uncertainty about what to do next. You may feel emotionally torn between two lives, constantly overthinking your choices, or afraid of being judged if anyone knew what was really happening. Therapy offers a supportive place to talk honestly about your situation and better understand what you truly want moving forward.
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Family estrangement can occur when adult children cut off contact with parents, siblings stop speaking, or family relationships become deeply strained. These situations often bring grief, confusion, anger, and loss. If you have been cut off by someone in your family that you love, therapy can help you understand why, and whether or not you should continue to pursue a relationship (and how it would be best received).
A parent may also have to cut off an adult child who is abusing drugs and alcohol. This is extremely painful for the parent and therapy can be a place to talk about different ideas and resources for your adult child, and process the disenfranchised grief that goes with this decision.
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Young adulthood is exciting, overwhelming, lonely, and confusing all at once. I support young adults who are struggling with relationships, anxiety, self-esteem, heartbreak, family stress, or uncertainty about who they are and where they are headed in life. Together, we work toward building confidence, healthier relationships, and a stronger sense of self.
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Relationship stress, heartbreak, loneliness, and major life transitions can leave you feeling emotionally overwhelmed and disconnected from yourself. Understanding what is contributing to these feelings while creating healthier ways to cope and communicate can bring a sense of peace and calm.
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Sometimes a weekly therapy session does not feel like enough time to fully work through what you are carrying. Intensives offer extended time together to explore painful relationships, heartbreak, major life transitions, or emotional overwhelm in a deeper and more focused way. They are designed for people who want more support, more clarity, and more time to process without having to stop just as things begin opening up.
About Nicole Beane Psychotherapy
Nicole Beane, LCSW-C, is a psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience supporting children, teens, adults, and families. Nicole brings a deep understanding of how relationships and early life experiences shape emotional well-being. Her background includes private practice, psychiatric settings, schools, and family treatment programs. She also works closely with individuals struggling with attachment wounds, affair ambivalence, difficult family dynamics, and major life transitions that can deeply affect relationships and mental health.
Nicole’s approach is warm, supportive, and deeply relational. She believes therapy should feel like a place where people can exhale and talk honestly about what is happening in their lives without fear of judgment. Her goal is to help clients better understand themselves, feel more secure in their relationships, and move through painful experiences with greater clarity, confidence, and hope.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Nicole primarily works with individuals rather than couples. Many clients come to therapy wanting support around their marriage, family relationships, friendships, or dating relationships, even if the other person is not participating in therapy.
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Yes. In-person therapy is available in Rockville, MD, and virtual sessions are available for clients throughout Maryland and Virginia. Some clients prefer the comfort and convenience of virtual therapy, while others appreciate having a calming, private office space to come to each week.
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Affair ambivalence therapy helps individuals explore the confusion, guilt, sadness, and uncertainty that can come with being involved in an affair. Therapy offers a supportive, nonjudgmental space to better understand your feelings and decide what you want moving forward.
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Discernment counseling helps individuals who feel unsure about whether they want to stay in or leave a relationship. The goal is not to pressure a decision, but to help create clarity and a deeper understanding of the relationship.
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While we do not directly accept insurance, a superbill (a detailed, itemized bill) can be provided upon request for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
Testimonials
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“Nicole Beane is amazing. I highly recommend her! She is warm and inviting, which makes it easy for honest and real therapy to occur. Her calm and reassuring demeanor makes discussing difficult or stressful situations and topics easier. She is a consummate professional.”
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“Mrs. Beane has been a tremendous help to our family. My college-aged daughter sees her frequently and helps her in making big decisions. She also helped her with her first break-up when I felt so helpless because she didn't want to tell me everything.”
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“Every year for the past two years I walk over for a therapy session with the lovely Nicole Beane. I have had therapists in the past, but truly none as caring or devoted as Nicole. She's not only a calming presence but finds a way to connect and improve the most complicated and sensitive parts of you.”
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“Nicole has helped me with my marriage and my adult children. She is always available when I need her, and her compassion for people really shines through. I look forward to meeting with her every two weeks and leave her with fresh ideas and the feeling that things are going to be OK.”
Support for the Relationships That Matter Most
Therapy can be a place to slow things down and talk honestly about what is happening in your life and the relationships that are most important to you.
Booking a free consultation is a simple first step toward feeling more seen, supported, and connected again.