Nicole
Dieterich
Ruiz Diaz
Clinical Supervisor
EFT Couples Therapist
Grief & Loss Counseling
Embrace Healing, Embrace Growth
“Each day brings with it the promise of new strength and fresh perspectives. In our work together, I am dedicated to supporting you as you journey inward, dismantle barriers, and expand your horizons to reveal and embrace your most authentic self.”
Nicole’s Approach To Therapy
I am a couples and individual therapist who works with people longing for deeper connection—with their partners, with others, and with themselves. Many of the individuals and couples I support find themselves stuck in painful cycles of disconnection, misunderstanding, or emotional distance, even though love and care are very much present. My role is to help make sense of these patterns and to guide you toward more secure, compassionate, and meaningful ways of relating.
I am a certified EFT Couples Therapist with formal training in Internal Family Systems (IFS). These approaches allow me to work experientially and relationally—helping couples slow down conflict, access underlying emotions, and rebuild trust, safety, and closeness, while also supporting individuals in understanding and unburdening the parts of themselves that carry pain, fear, or self-protection. I approach therapy through a nonpathologizing lens, honoring that symptoms and struggles often develop as intelligent responses to lived experiences.
My work is grounded in cultural humility and deep respect for each person’s identities, values, and relational contexts. I am attentive to how culture, family systems, generational experiences, and societal pressures shape how we love, protect, and connect. Therapy with me is collaborative and thoughtful—I aim to help bridge understanding between partners, soften entrenched positions, and create space for vulnerability, empathy, and repair.
Together, we will work to move beyond blame or shame and toward greater clarity, emotional safety, and connection—so that you can relate to yourself and the people you care about with more openness, confidence, and compassion. Let’s get started!
From those I’ve worked with…
I started family therapy with Holding Hope in May at the suggestion of my daughter. I was reluctant at first because I had never been consistent with counseling before and it can be uncomfortable to express painful emotions and listen to how others feel about you. As the sessions continue, I look forward to them and feel unburdened and emotionally free because the issues are being addressed and new insights and healing are coming to light. Our therapist Nicole is kind, experienced, and insightful.
Nicole is empathetic, professional, kind, and I really can’t say enough positive things about her and our sessions – she picked up my story right in the middle, right when I was trying to cope with and understand something that was actively painful and stressful and ongoing. She lets me take sessions at my own pace, asks useful and insightful questions, and makes me feel very comfortable showing up to session in whatever state I am in, and lets me lead the dance of whatever I need on that specific day.
Working with Nicole has given me a greater understanding of myself and my thought process. Our conversations have created clarity around emotions and experiences I’ve struggled to comprehend. I am proud of the work I’ve done with Nicole and am grateful for her patience, compassion and support.
Nicole is kind, warm, and working with her has been a great experience. I started
therapy to strengthen my relationship with my mom. I could feel Nicole’s sincerity and patience as we continue to open up about parts of our relationship that are not always easy to acknowledge. After only a few months, I’m feeling more confident in my mom’s and my ability to work through difficult issues together, whenever they may come up in the future.
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