Change Is Possible
Let’s Make It Happen.
Life comes at us from every angle. Obligations, expectations, and responsibilities from work, family, home, school, and friends can weigh heavy on our shoulders. Everyone wants a piece of us and we aim to tackle it all. We need to be prepared and equipped to handle the challenges.
The strategies employed at Newcastle Counseling are designed to help you or your adolescent formulate a plan, overcome obstacles, and solve problems. Whether you need to restore your strength, tap into your courage, become more self-reliant, or boost your confidence, we will play to your strengths and help you build new ones.
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.
– Johnny Cash
Mike Nuckolls
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor
I decided to become a counselor out of a passion for seeing people live a life of purpose, meaning, and hope. With a lot of us doing the best we can to manage busy lives, finding time to support each other can be difficult. Filling this void, I committed to making it my mission to equip, empower, and encourage people to live a life of fulfillment.
My journey to becoming a counselor started in the late 1990s when I began a path to incorporate more meaning into my own life. Through dedicated trips to help people in poverty or recovering from natural disasters, I began to refocus not only on those in desperate situations, but on those around me who had gotten stuck, had difficult life-changing experiences, or just needed a listening ear.
Since becoming a counselor in 2007, I have worked with children, youth, and adults in institutional, educational, medical, and private practice settings. I believe that the way we change is through altering thinking patterns, either directly through helping people discover new ways of thinking or indirectly through behavior changes that can lead to different perspectives. Ultimately, I believe that anxieties, depression, stress, anger, work issues, relational problems, and other difficulties we face can often be rooted in our sense of who and where we are in life.
In addition to counseling, I also serve as a practitioner instructor in the online Master of Counseling program at Wake Forest University.
I spent my early career in a small publishing company managing accounting, human resources, special projects, and conferences as well as writing. I have also served in a large local church creating and overseeing community outreach efforts, recruiting volunteers, and managing business operations.
I am a native of Winston-Salem and spend my free time traveling with my family, playing with my son, and working on the house, in the yard, or on a car. I also enjoy serving in the community through various volunteer opportunities.
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, N.C. #2354
Education
Master of Counseling, Wake Forest University
Master of Divinity, Campbell University
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of North Carolina
Always have the highest bar for yourself. Wake up everyday and no matter how crappy you feel, want to change something for the better. Do something that makes someone happy. Create something that inspires someone. Be someone’s light when they are hopeless.
– Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters
Finding a Better Path
Our comprehensive suite of professional services caters to a diverse clientele.
Counseling
- Anxiety and Panic Attacks
- Anger
- Suicidal Thought Processing/Reduction
- Depression
- Obsessive or Compulsive Behaviors
- Attention Deficits (ADHD)
- Behavior Change
- Oppositional or Defiant Behaviors
- Traumatic Incidents/PTSD
- Men’s Issues
Personal Development
- Stress Management
- Anger Management
- Purpose and Meaning Discovery
- Relationships
- Communication
- Motivation
- Goal Setting
- Life Transitions
I’ve come to a realization that I need to be able to forgive myself for making the wrong choice, trusting the wrong person, or figuratively falling on my face in front of everyone. Step into the daylight and let it go.
– Taylor Swift (Elle Magazine)
Clients Served
Whether you are 12 years old or 100, we are here for you.
ADOLESCENTS
Services for adolescents is designed to lower stress and anxieties, discover and build upon strengths, and find direction for the future.
ADULTS
Services for adults is designed to help overcome struggles, formulate healthier thoughts, gain techniques to manage stress and anxiety, and find meaning in life.
Quit putting yourself in a little box by trying to live consistently with your past and explaining every little action you take. BE YOU. Fully. In this moment. Independent of what others may or may not ‘expect’ from you.
– Bryan Johnson, AC/DC
We’ve Got You Covered
Rates: $140 for Intake and Hour Sessions
Gladly Accepting: Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Cigna, Medcost, NC State Health Plan, United Healthcare*
Some personal development services which are not diagnosable as a mental health condition are fee-only and not eligible for insurance reimbursement.
* Certain specific plans with these insurance providers may be out-of-network.
I think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.
– Ice Cube