About me
Nicole Sheppard, MA, LPCC, is a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor based in Minneapolis, MN. She works at Mental Health Systems (MHS), specializing in mindfulness and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). With the Korean Adoptees Ministry (KAM) Center she was a project manager of a MN Department of Health-funded mental health and suicide assessment of the adult Korean adoptee community from 2016-2019. Nicole lived in Seoul, Korea (2002-2010), and was a leader in global Korean adoptee community development and advocacy at Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link (GOA’L) as vice secretary general and summer conference director. She is a graduate of the Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) Training at the University of Minnesota and Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) by the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.). Nicole loves being a mom, travel, food, and being a member of the adoptee community.
