Phone: (716) 228-8205 or Email: nicolewolasz@gmail.com 

Nicole E. Wolasz, LCSW-R is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a faculty member of the Trauma Institute and Child Trauma Institute. Nicole has been serving youth and families in Western New York since 2003. She specializes in trauma treatment, family therapy, & grief/loss issues. For many years, Nicole was a Director of Restorative Justice programs for teen offenders and their families at a non-profit agency. As an EMDR therapist and consultant, Nicole believes that trauma is at the core of many struggles that each of us face. Nicole believes in taking a trauma-informed perspective to the work that she does. As the owner and founder of Phoenix Therapy & Wellness, PLLC, her goal has been to create a therapeutic space built on safety and comfort, allowing clients to be free to do the work towards healing.

In addition to therapy, Nicole provides training and consultation to therapists and agencies throughout WNY on Trauma-Informed Care, Progressive Counting, EMDR & Teens, and ways to Managing Dissociation. In 2009, Nicole was recognized by the YWCA for her leadership in the area of social work, was the recipient of the 2019 WNY EMDR Award for Outstanding Work with Special Populations and was awarded the WNY Trauma Collaborative Leadership Award in 2022.

Nicole is a participating provider of Highmark/Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Univera, Independent Health, Aetna, United Healthcare, Nova Healthcare, Fidelis & Carelon Healthcare.