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Many of the people I work with have spent years feeling overstimulated, emotionally exhausted, disconnected from themselves, and unsure of how to move forward. They typically feel stuck between burnout and responsibility — wanting support, clarity, and change, but not knowing where to begin.
This is a space where your nervous system, lived experience, and unique way of moving through the world are not treated as problems to “fix,” but important information to understand with more compassion and awareness.
Is Creative Path Counseling for You?
Creative Path Counseling was specifically designed with neurodivergent humans in mind.
Many of the people I work with have spent years feeling overstimulated, emotionally exhausted, disconnected from themselves, and unsure of how to move forward. They typically feel stuck between burnout and responsibility — wanting support, clarity, and change, but not knowing where to begin.
This is a space where your nervous system, lived experience, and unique way of moving through the world are not treated as problems to “fix,” but important information to understand with more compassion and awareness.
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About Your Therapist
Jillian Nickelson, LPC, CRC, SEP-T
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in Training (SEP-T). I formed Creative Path Counseling from my own experience navigating the world as a neurodivergent person. I'm passionate about creating a different kind of therapeutic space — one that feels collaborative, flexible, creative, and deeply affirming.
My background blends clinical DBT-therapy, somatic work, vocational rehabilitation counseling, and nervous system education. I have nearly a decade of experience supporting teens, adults, and families through challenges related to ADHD, anxiety, emotional regulation, sensory overwhelm, trauma, motherhood, burnout, career transitions, and self-discovery.
My hope is that therapy becomes a space where you no longer feel like you have to perform, explain away your needs, or carry everything alone.
Whatever energy or capacity you show up with — we can work with that.
My Approach to Therapy
I believe healing happens when we create enough safety to become curious about ourselves instead of being critical. Together, we work to better understand your patterns, reconnect with your strengths, and create practical systems and supports that actually fit your life and nervous system. I often organize therapy through three core phases:
Phase 1: Reclaim Awareness
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Identify patterns of burnout, boredom, and dissatisfaction in past jobs
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Explore how ADHD, autism, sensory sensitivities, executive functioning challenges, or masking may impact work experiences
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Recognize people-pleasing, perfectionism, and overcompensation
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Identify personal values, interests, and your best fit type of work
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Replace "Why can't I make this work?" with "What kind of work is for me?"
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Understand why certain work environments feel energizing while others feel exhausting
Currently Accepting New Clients for Virtual & In-Person Therapy in Missouri