Hopeful Hearts Consulting

Hopeful Hearts Consulting Please reach out to schedule a complimentary screening. Hopeful Hearts Consulting is run by Nicole Kristal.

Licensed pediatric occupational therapist offering home and community based parent coaching for children having challenging behaviors, sensory integration and emotional regulation support, and more! Hopeful Hearts Consulting is designed to support families who are having difficulty with one or many aspects of supporting their child's development. This might include: a child who is having difficulty managing their emotional responses to life and a parent who is struggling to parent them with compassion, a child who is having difficulty processing sensory information within their environment, a child who is having difficulty completing daily routines or life skills and a parent struggling to know how to help, amongst other scenarios. Hopeful Hearts Consulting is a great first step for families who are seeking help/support and don't know where to turn. Hopeful Hearts can provide home-based coaching and consultation, individual support for children, and parent coaching. Nicole is a licensed pediatric occupational therapist from the San Francisco Bay Area of California. She received her masters in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University. Nicole has known since the age of 17 years old that she wanted to spend her life working with children with unique minds and she has done just that. She has experience working in sensory integration clinics, schools, and even in camp settings. As an occupational therapist, Nicole has years of experience working with children and adults with Down’s Syndrome, autism, ADD/ADHD, sensory processing disorders, general motor delays, as well as other developmental delays. In her free time, Nicole performs improvisational comedy at a theater in Raleigh, North Carolina. She enjoys camping, dancing, live music, kayaking, and hiking.

Hopeful Hearts will be offering a new group offering for Summer 2026! We will be offering "Setting the Stage for Social ...
03/13/2026

Hopeful Hearts will be offering a new group offering for Summer 2026! We will be offering "Setting the Stage for Social Success: A Drama Based Social Skills Group." Setting the Stage for Social Success is a drama-based social skills group that uses theater games, role-play, and creative activities to help participants build confidence and meaningful friendships. Designed especially for children who may feel burnt out by traditional social skills groups, this program brings laughter, creativity, and levity into learning important social skills.

Through interactive activities, participants practice recognizing emotions, understanding social cues, joining group activities, starting conversations, and seeing situations from others’ perspectives—all in a supportive and engaging environment. 🎭

Now enrolling for summer 2026! Please email: hopefulheartsconsulting@gmail.com to see if your child is a good fit for this group!

Hopeful Hearts Consulting  is currently recruiting teens between the ages of 13-17 who want support with the skills need...
11/14/2025

Hopeful Hearts Consulting is currently recruiting teens between the ages of 13-17 who want support with the skills needed to make and keep friends for my Spring 2026 PEERs social skills group. Message me for more info!

I still have 1-2 last minute spots for participants in my PEERs social skills group beginning tomorrow, 9/15. Even if th...
09/15/2025

I still have 1-2 last minute spots for participants in my PEERs social skills group beginning tomorrow, 9/15. Even if they cannot begin tomorrow, the group is 14 weeks long so even if they miss a week, they can still join. If you know of any teens 13-17 who might benefit, have them email: hopefulheartsconsulting@gmail.com
Thanks in advance!

I am looking to add 1-2 more last minute additions to my PEERs social skills group beginning Monday, Sept 15th. If you k...
09/12/2025

I am looking to add 1-2 more last minute additions to my PEERs social skills group beginning Monday, Sept 15th. If you know any teens with social cognitive difficulties looking to build friendship skills, please send them my way ASAP!

I need your help! I am still looking for 2-3 more participants for my social skills group set to begin next Monday, Sept...
09/10/2025

I need your help! I am still looking for 2-3 more participants for my social skills group set to begin next Monday, Sept 15th. See flier for more information.

There's still time to sign up...I am still looking for 2-3 more participants for my social skills group set to begin nex...
09/08/2025

There's still time to sign up...I am still looking for 2-3 more participants for my social skills group set to begin next Monday, Sept 15th. See flier for more information.

Hopeful Hearts Consulting still needs 3-4 more participants for the PEERs social skills group, due to begin on Sept 15th...
09/05/2025

Hopeful Hearts Consulting still needs 3-4 more participants for the PEERs social skills group, due to begin on Sept 15th. I do not have the volume of participants yet to maximize the group's effectiveness. If you know of any teens ages 13-17 with autism, or ADHD, or other social cognitive difficulties who desire to work on making and keeping friends, this group is for them. Please have them reach out: hopefulheartsconsulting@gmail.com

Triangle area friends: I still have room in my PEERs social skills group beginning Sept 15th. If you know of any teens a...
09/01/2025

Triangle area friends: I still have room in my PEERs social skills group beginning Sept 15th. If you know of any teens ages 13-17 with autism, or ADHD, or other social cognitive difficulties who desire to work on making and keeping friends, this group is for them:

For those in the triangle area, Hopeful Hearts Consulting is still recruiting participants for a PEERs group in Septembe...
08/14/2025

For those in the triangle area, Hopeful Hearts Consulting is still recruiting participants for a PEERs group in September in the triangle. PEERs is an evidenced-based social skills group that teaches higher level, functional social skills. We will be meeting in South Durham for 14 weeks in the Fall 2025. If you know any adolescents with autism that would benefit, send them my way. Here’s the flier. Feel free to message me for more info.

For those in the triangle area, I am starting a PEERs group in September in the triangle. PEERs is an evidenced-based so...
08/02/2025

For those in the triangle area, I am starting a PEERs group in September in the triangle. PEERs is an evidenced-based social skills group that teaches higher level, functional social skills. We will be meeting in South Durham for 16 weeks in the Fall 2025. If you know any adolescents with autism that would benefit, send them my way. Here’s the flier. Feel free to message me for more info.

04/06/2025

Do you know a teenager on the autism spectrum who is looking for a social group in the Raleigh/Durham area? I am an occupational therapist with 18 years of experience working with children and young adults on the spectrum. I am hoping to get a PEERs group off the ground late spring/early summer. Groups to meet on Monday evenings in South Durham. See link for more information: [[https://www.canva.com/.../m8-20I5iKUsVhmDCcKgH8w/view...](https://www.canva.com/.../m8-20I5iKUsVhmDCcKgH8w/view...)]([https://www.canva.com/.../m8-20I5iKUsVhmDCcKgH8w/view...](https://www.canva.com/.../m8-20I5iKUsVhmDCcKgH8w/view...))

Hi all, Do you have a teenager who could use specific social skill support (conversational skills, understanding humor, ...
02/11/2025

Hi all,
Do you have a teenager who could use specific social skill support (conversational skills, understanding humor, dealing with bullying or gossip, planning social get togethers, etc.)? I am looking for a few more clients to enroll in a group I am hoping to get started in late spring in person in Durham, North Carolina. For more information, visit:

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Durham, NC
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