Love is your story.
I’m here to help you write it.
I’m one of those people who loves love. Not that dramatic, rom-com “will they won’t they” type of love, but the type of love that asks us to give and grow—the love that can sustain us for decades together as partners. That passion drives my work both as a relationship therapist and a wedding officiant. Let’s talk about your love story and how I can help.
Let’s Work Together
Services
Your Relationship Story Unfolds
I work with people who have chosen and invested in their growth and their relationships—you can define what that means to you. All relationships are honored here.
Relational Therapy
The particular shape and labels of your relationship are important, but not as important as your willingness to change. If you want to repair or strengthen your connection, we’re going to do good work. As an LMFT, I’m trained in providing therapy for the relationship itself, as well as for each of you as individuals.
Individual Therapy
All therapy is relational in my mind—you might not be bringing anyone into the therapy room with you, but I bet they’re occupying space in your brain. Let’s have a look at what and who has shaped you and how that’s impacting you today. Then we can figure out what shape you actually want to be.
Pre-Marital Counseling
It may sound counter-intuitive, but there’s so much value in looking for the challenges ahead of a commitment like marriage. We’ll find all those strengths that help you overcome them, too. All relationships have points of friction—it’s about learning how to show up to that friction with love.
Weddings & Ceremonies
Whether a tiny elopement or huge affair, I want your ceremony to feel like it captures who you are, what you mean to each other, and the heart of the promise you’re making. It’s a big, beautiful commitment! I would be honored to be part of sharing your love story with those who have gathered to celebrate you.
Nicole Stone
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
“Love does not consist in gazing at one another, but in looking outward together in the same direction.”
—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Terre des Hommes
About Me
Where I’m Coming From
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Training
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy:
Externship (24 Hours) and Core Skills (24 Hours)
The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy:
Year-Long Intensive through the Couples Institute
Relational Life Therapy, Level One with Terry Real
Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Level One
Consensual Non-Monogamy in Therapy: Best Practices for Therapists
Education and Credentials
Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy, 2014
North Carolina MFT Licensing Board License No. 1723
Virginia Board of Counseling License No. 0717002251
Ordained Minister with American Marriage Ministries
Humanist Celebrant, endorsed by the Humanist Society
Member, American Humanist Association
Where You Can Find Me
What you can expect at Well Marriage Center
Our company is built on the foundation of empowering individuals and helping them unlock their full potential. We understand that each person is unique and has their own dreams and aspirations. That\’s why we offer personalized solutions and support tailored to each individual\’s needs and goals. Our dedicated team of experts is always ready to go the extra mile to ensure the success and satisfaction of our clients.
With years of experience in the industry, our company has established a strong reputation for excellence and reliability. We have a proven track record of delivering outstanding results and have helped countless individuals achieve their dreams. Our commitment to continuous learning and innovation ensures that we stay ahead of the curve and provide the best solutions for our clients. Choose our company and let us be your partner in success.
Largest couples specialty center in the US
The two major keys for successful relationship counseling are the skill of the therapist and the “want-to” of the individuals. If you’re ready and willing to explore and change, our services can help.
Family and therapist owned
Well Marriage understands the value of quality therapist training and relationship-specific services on clinical outcomes—you’re not just a number here.
Highly trained, pro-relationship clinicians
Our therapist team is passionate about relationship success and have extensive training and experience specific to relationships
Influences and perspectives
(Or, things you might want to know about a therapist)
I have training in and draw from the following therapeutic models: Emotionally Focused Therapy, Relational Life Therapy, the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Narrative Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Feel free to ask any questions about how I use these models.
I chose my graduate program because I knew I wanted to work with relationships. The majority of my work is with couples who are working through relationship challenges and find their way back to connection. I also work with individuals who want to shift their relationship to themselves.
I want you to feel comfortable, and then invited into challenge. Warmth and humor are important to me, and I tend toward being curious, thoughtful, and perhaps a bit philosophical. While I will always ask you what feels important to discuss, I will be tracking our goals and bringing structure to our conversations as well.
I see couples therapy as a three-part process. There is an individual process for each of you occurring and influencing the interactional process between you. My approach is to work toward clarity, depth, and security on those three fronts. Let’s see more clearly what is happening, explore that together, and then shift it into something that restores and deepens connection.
I take a very relational approach to individual therapy. I appreciate the parts metaphor and mindfulness approaches for deepening self-understanding and expanding options for responding to life. I am comfortable working with your history of experience and history in relationships as it is playing out in the here-and-now. Our work will explore that history while also being relevant to your daily life.
I believe in the inherent worth of every person and their right to autonomy and self-direction. I’m inclusive—this means you are welcome as you are, and it means you’ll find me to be body-positive, sex-positive, kink-aware, poly-friendly, and LGBTQ+ affirming. I believe in examining the assumptions and standards that guide our behavior so that we are choosing them consensually.
Where I’m Coming From
Kind Words
We had an excellent experience working with Nicole Stone. She artfully helped us work through grief, marital, and family issues. We came away with some useful tools to improve our communication skills. We highly recommend Nicole Stone.
Nicole Stone is amazing! She is smart, articulate and so easy to talk with. My husband and I communicate better than ever, thanks to Nicole. I would give her 10 stars if I could!
I cannot say enough good things about Nicole Stone. My wife and I have seen her together and individually. She is first off just a cool, interesting person to talk to. But more than that she is an intelligent therapist who always seems to have the right words to help you understand what you are feeling. Whether it’s through asking the right questions or helping you interpret your own feelings Nicole is always spot on. She has been a huge help for both of us and I would recommend her to anyone. Thanks Nicole!
Nicole was so helpful, kind, and professional. We saw her a few times for pre-marital counseling, and she helped us learn several tools for conflict resolution to maintain a healthy, long-term relationship. She was a fantastic listener and always did an excellent job validating our feelings and ensuring we both felt heard. How she helped us interact with intention made a difference, and I couldn’t be happier that we met her!
Nicole Stone is an absolutely wonderful therapist and human being. She provided my fiancé and I with a phenomenal premarital counseling experience. Although the Well Marriage website seemed a little impersonal at first, when we met Nicole she did a great job helping us feel comfortable and diving into conversation on a schedule that worked for us. Would highly recommend!
We have recommended Nicole to our friends! She’s genuine, calm, and transparent, which I really appreciate. Personally, I feel heard, which is so vital, and I feel like her feedback is really on target. She has a creative way of helping us see things differently and we’ve really benefited from her observations and insight. I feel totally comfortable and never judged, no matter what we discuss. She sets a pace for us that is productive and powerful, and I feel like session by session we’re growing and understanding ourselves and our relationship better.
Nicole is a fantastic therapist. She is incredibly smart and can help you through whatever you’re going through. I love how she listens and challenges my point of view, and it often leads to a breakthrough. Nicole has helped me through so many hard times in life and I’m so grateful.
Where do I begin! Nicole is amazing! From start to finish she was very attentive, answered all my questions to ease my mind and was very detailed in the process and what to expect. She helped assist with rehearsal and helped ease the nerves of my husband (he was nervous of messing up). Wedding day was perfect for us and Nicole made it go by so smoothly. We appreciated everything and would highly recommend!
We are beyond grateful to Nicole for making our wedding unforgettable. From the very beginning, she provided us with a variety of ceremony templates, allowing us to choose the one that resonated most with our love story. Her thoughtful approach in tailoring every detail ensured that our ceremony was a perfect reflection of our personalities and desires. We wholeheartedly recommend her services to any couple seeking an officiant who will go above and beyond to create a meaningful and memorable ceremony.
Nicole was EXCELLENT! She prepared a beautiful, personalized ceremony and delivered it with charm, grace, and humor.
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Raleigh, North Carolina
United States
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