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

Nicole E. Wolasz, LCSW-R is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and faculty member with the Trauma Institute and Child Trauma Institute. She has been serving youth and families across Western New York since 2003, with specialized expertise in trauma treatment, family therapy, and grief and loss.

Nicole brings extensive experience in community-based work, having previously served as Director of Restorative Justice programs for adolescent offenders and their families within a nonprofit setting. Her clinical approach is grounded in a trauma-informed perspective, with a strong belief that unresolved trauma often underlies many of the challenges individuals face. As an EMDR therapist and consultant, she is committed to helping clients process and heal from these experiences.

As the founder and owner of Phoenix Therapy & Wellness, PLLC, Nicole has cultivated a therapeutic environment centered on safety, trust, and comfort—empowering clients to engage fully in their healing process.

In addition to her clinical work, Nicole provides training and consultation to therapists and organizations throughout Western New York. Her areas of focus include Trauma-Informed Care, Progressive Counting, EMDR with adolescents, and the management of dissociation.

Nicole’s contributions to the field have been widely recognized. She was honored by the YWCA in 2009 for her leadership in social work, received the WNY EMDR Award for Outstanding Work with Special Populations in 2019, and was awarded the WNY Trauma Collaborative Leadership Award in 2022.

Nicole is an in-network provider with Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Univera, Independent Health, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Nova Healthcare, Fidelis Care, and Carelon Behavioral Health.