Hello,

My name is Nicole Wilson-Faniel and I am the esteemed founder and owner of T.R.U.E. Self Counseling LLC (TSC). I believe myself to be a quite well rounded being and here is why: I am a spiritual being with great energy who loves to empower others. I am an emotional being who cares deeply about the experiences of others. I am an honest being who is unafraid to hold space for accountability and vulnerability. I am a nurturing being who loves to pour into others. I am an energetic being who loves to laugh, smile, dance and learn. I am a fallible being that sometimes fumble and fall and I am okay with that. I am a human being.

I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from Saint Josephs College, CT; a Master's Degree in Social Work from Fordham University, NY and I am a PH.D candidate (2024) at Smith College, MA.

I  bring with me over 20 years of experience working as a Clinician across diverse domains, settings, ages and populations. My clinical experience includes time spent as an in-home Therapist with MST at Wheeler Clinic,  a crisis Clinician with CHR's Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services; a Clinical School Social Worker with CREC's Farmington Valley Diagnostic Center, an outpatient Clinician with The Institute of Living's Partial Hospital (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) Services and as a Therapist working in Private Practice. 

At TSC, I specialize in working with adolescents, young adults and adults.  I also spend time pouring into Clinicians and Interns; teaching, supervising and supporting them as they grow in their clinical careers. 

I'm also passionate about giving back to our communities and to the field of Social Work.  I have 5 years of experience teaching as an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate School of Social Work at Southern Connecticut State University.