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Seth Nichols, LPC
COUNSELOR
Seth specializes in work with marriages that are deeply stuck. He is skilled with finding “hidden” stuck points and utilizes Gottman Therapy with a touch of Emotionally Focused Therapy. He is known for his skill with leaders and high achievers, and people of faith, all of whom may often have the most difficult to diagnose.
Seth is from the small town of Elkhart, Texas. He has also served as a public school teacher and works as a minister caring for families in crisis. He loves nerdy brain science, hunting, fishing, driving anything off-road, and chips and salsa.
Areas of Focus:
Couples & Family • Leaders • Trauma/PTSD
Education:
B.A. - Elementary Education, Abilene Christian University • M.A. - Biblical Studies, Lipscomb University • M.Div - Abilene Christian University • M.Ed: - Counseling and Development, Lamar University
Licensure/Training:
LPC (Texas) • Gottman Institute Level 2 Trained
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Beth Nichols, LCSW-S
COUNSELOR
Beth works with individuals with trauma, young women, and joins Seth at times for couple-to-couple therapy and intensives. She is particularly skilled in assessment, having an eye for detail and an extensive knowledge of diagnostics. She sometimes supervises Social Workers on their way to full licensure.
Beth is from Cullman, Alabama. She has worked extensively with at-risk teens in schools and currently serves at Cook Children’s hospital. She loves travel, outdoors, heist movies, board games, and spending time with family.
Areas of Focus:
Marriage & Family • Anxiety & Depression • Clinical Supervision
Education:
B.A. - Social Work, Abilene Christian University • M.S. - Social Work, University of Tennessee
Licensure/Training:
LCSW-Supervisor (Texas) • Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
OUR STORY
We had all the answers. Until we didn’t.
Despite grit, tears, and endless circles of trying harder, we continued to struggle. We made things worse by working to fix ourselves and one another. We were stuck in reactive cycles that would go dormant, but never away. Peace, laughter, harmony, followed by - yet again - the same triggers and into the same hurt.
In 2013, we made a phone call: our first admission that we couldn’t do it alone. We had never tried counseling. It was supposed to be for other people. That began a years-long journey of surrender, swallowing pride, accepting grace, and reawakening to our dormant hearts.
We want to be wounded healers. There is no perfect, but there can be beautiful. We’ve learned that relationships, dreams, and goals have to be fought for. Still, without the love and grace of God and amazing people along the way, we don’t know where we would be today.
We launched Grounded Life after 16 years of marriage, four kids, two adoptions, and a number of scars. We believe those experiences are some of our greatest gifts. In the words of Henri Nouwen, we want to be “wounded healers.” It’s our joy and passion to help you.