Hi, I’m Nicole Kardine! The Practitioner Behind Rooted Ther

A Traditional Start

Post-college, I got a stable, well-paying job as a banker. I never imagined I would stay for 15 years.

Somewhere along the way, I started to feel like I wasn’t living up to my potential.

I knew I was meant to be doing something different.

Two women posing outdoors, smiling with sunglasses on.

Facing Grief

My father died when I was 12, so for a long time, it was just my mom, sister, and me.

When my mother passed away following her battle with cancer, I withdrew from life. I found myself going through the motions instead of driving my story.

Grief, like trauma or stress, has a way of changing you.

Woman tending to plants in a greenhouse.

Finding My Healing

I decided enough was enough. Something had to change.

I found my own healing through yoga and mindfulness practices. I started paying attention to my breath and the sensations in my body instead of overlooking them.

My healing also led me back to school, where I began the journey to become a therapist.

Now I Help Others

Today, I have built an independent practice for people who find themselves in similar life situations.

For the women who know something needs to change but aren’t sure how to make it happen.

I know what it feels like to find your way back to yourself. That’s why I do this work.

The Rooted Therapy Toolkit

I have cross-trained in multiple therapeutic and holistic practices.

Your body is unique. Your experiences are unique. Your healing should be, too.

Not every technique is going to be right for every client, and that’s okay. I have plenty of tools in my toolkit. Together, we’ll figure out which ones make sense for you.

My training includes:

Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA)
National Certified Counselor (NCC)
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) Training In Progress
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training
Reiki Master
Trained Mindfulness Facilitator
Homestead Herbalism

I also bring my own life experience into the room

I’m not a therapist who sits across from you, staring in silence.

I’m a person who has experienced grief, loss, complacency, major life transitions, and the uncomfortable process of figuring out what comes next.

My own experience has given me a deep understanding of what it feels like to know that something isn’t working anymore and to not immediately know how to change it.

I bring that understanding, along with my clinical training, into the room with you to better meet you where you are.