Nicole Sheppard, MA, LPCC

Nicole Sheppard, MA, LPCC, is a mindfulness-based psychotherapist, and identifies as a Korean adoptee. She works at HealthPartners (Arden Hills location), with specialized training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and completed EMDRIA-approved EMDR basic training. Nicole has clinical, research, and community development experience in transracial/transnational adoption, birth family search/reunion, suicide prevention, ethnic identity, mindfulness, trauma, and life transitions. She worked with the Korean Adoptees Ministry Center on a Minnesota Department of Health-funded mental health and suicide assessment of the adult Korean adoptee community (2016-2020). She held a leadership position as Vice Secretary General of Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link (GOA’L) in South Korea for eight years. Nicole holds a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of St. Thomas, and is a BBHT-approved clinical supervisor. She is a graduate of the Permanency & Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) training at the University of Minnesota, and Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) designed by the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.).

Note: although the category “Teen (13-18)” is selected, this provider specifically works with older (15-18) teens.