Nicole Rhodes, LCSW

Hi, I’m Nicole! I am a therapist at Marble Wellness.

My Education and Professional Background

I graduated from Lindenwood University and St. Louis University, where I received undergraduate and graduate degrees in social work.

I completed my practicum with a pediatric hospice in St. Louis, which launched a career dedicated to supporting individuals with chronic and terminal illnesses and those who grieve. For over six years, I worked at Annie’s Hope, a local nonprofit, with families impacted by a death.

My professional and volunteer work with a community-based, child-focused grief center, oncology support groups, and hospice inform my person-centered approach to care.

How I Like to Work in Therapy

As a clinical social worker specializing in grief and loss, I am comfortable sitting with individuals experiencing the normal, not easy, complicated, and ever-changing feelings associated with grieving a death, relationship, illness, unfulfilled dreams, move, and more.

I can provide a listening ear, a space to feel, and perhaps an eye-roll to accompany the latest platitude from the next cubicle over (you won’t hear “it happened for a reason” from me).

Together we can identify coping skills that have worked well for you in the past and develop a creative plan to tackle the days when those old skills aren’t as effective.

Whatever your reasons for pursuing grief counseling, I’m here to hear your story, affirm my belief in you truly doing the best you can, and work together towards a future where you feel okay to laugh again.

If you’re the person who is living with a chronic or terminal illness, I’m here for you, too. We can discuss your fears, vision for your days ahead, and your legacy. We can also reimagine what hope means for your future.

Advanced or Relevant Training

• Extensive training in kids’ grief and ways that families grieve
• Training in Chronic Illness
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Sand Tray Training
• Birth Trauma

Fun Fact

I am an avid runner and have a lifelong goal of running a marathon one day. I also dream of sitting in the green seats at Busch Stadium and catching a foul ball!

Begin Counseling with STL Therapist, Nicole Rhodes

Nicole is ready to get started with you when you are. Reach out today to start meeting with her in our Ballwin, MO counseling clinic. We can also chat via telehealth for online therapy in Missouri and online therapy in Illinois. Truly, anywhere in the state! If you’re a Chicago resident, we have in-person therapy available in Chicago, too! Taking this first step is a big deal, so you are already making great progress! Just follow these simple steps and we will get started.