Nicole Heckers, nheckers@heckersdevgroup.com

Current

Career Counselor/Trainer at CONCERN: EAP
Owner at Heckers Development Group
Owner at Nicole Heckers, Life-Coach

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Past

Partner at Heckers, Nago & Associates

Education

University of Denver
University of Redlands
Colorado Academy

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Professional Training & Coaching

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Nicole Heckers, nheckers@heckersdevgroup.com’s Summary

I'm on LinkedIn to help individuals needing help with their careers, those in personal transition, to provide corporate training, and business strategy consultation. Over 120 clients have used my expertise in career change, interviewing strategies and career growth. I provide a free, one hour consultation to those seeking career help or guidance in personal life issues.

Nicole Heckers, MA, BCPC, Life-Strategist, corporate trainer, counselor/therapist, public speaker, teacher, author, and small business owner, has worked as a consultant to various industries for over 10 years.

Heckers currently works as a consultant to help individuals maximize their careers through extensive assessment, ongoing counseling and education.

Nicole has experience training managers and employees alike to develop core competencies in areas such as:

• Corporate Communications
• Personality Based Sales Training
• Inter-Generational Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility

Nicole has appeared on Denver's WB Channel 2 as a career expert. She has provided training for and has worked with individuals from corporations and entities including Stryker, The City of Aurora, Chase Manhattan, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, Medtronic, Prudential Financial, AMG Guaranty Trust, Qwest, FedEx, Hewlett-Packard, Agilent Technologies, Gates Corp., Starz! Encore Media, Gilead Sciences, Jeppesen Sanderson, Lockheed Martin, United States Army, Merck Medco, Maxtor Corporation and many others.

Nicole Heckers, nheckers@heckersdevgroup.com’s Specialties:

Gen X issues and managing across the generations, life-coaching, management consulting & training, career consulting, career transition, relationships building, spiritual development, new business development consulting

Nicole Heckers, nheckers@heckersdevgroup.com’s Experience

Career Counselor/Trainer

CONCERN: EAP

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2005 — Present (4 years )

Provide career services for employee assistance program. Provide corporate training on a variety of issues.
Owner

Heckers Development Group

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2004 — Present (5 years )

I currently work as a consultant to help individuals maximize their careers through extensive assessment, ongoing counseling and education. My typical clients include those who are considering job changes to different industries, those who are in career transition at the executive and professional level, and those who are in long term strategic career counseling to expedite their ascendancy to increasingly higher levels of management.
Owner

Nicole Heckers, Life-Coach

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

2004 — Present (5 years )

In counseling I use an elective, cognitive, spiritual, and systems approach to help clients deal with a variety of pressing issues. I specialize in working with Gen-Xers and Millennials on life challenges including personal, professional and spiritual issues.

Clients I work with also seek treatment for depression, anxiety, anger management, dysfunctional relationships, conflict resolution, communication problems, grief/loss, adjustment disorders, stress reduction and parenting issues.
Partner

Heckers, Nago & Associates

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

2001 — 2004 (3 years )

I developed and implemented comprehensive career change curriculum for graduating IT professionals from New Horizons degree and certificate programs, as exclusive contractor to New Horizons Computer Learning Centers.

Nicole Heckers, nheckers@heckersdevgroup.com’s Education

University of Denver

MA , Counseling Psychology , 1996 — 1998

Various internships to counsel multiple populations in individual, residential treatment and group settings.
University of Redlands

B.A. , Psychology, Minor: Music , 1992 — 1996

Thesis: A Multidimensional Examination of Correlates of Eating Disorders in Adolescent Girls
Colorado Academy

1989 — 1992

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Nicole Heckers, nheckers@heckersdevgroup.com’s Interests:

management/corporate training, advising, public speaking, strategic counseling, life-coaching, research, trained as classical pianist

Nicole Heckers, nheckers@heckersdevgroup.com’s Groups:

Board Certified in Professional Counseling, BCPC

Member, American Psychotherapy Association, 2007-Present

Co-Director, Jennifer Wu Fellowship Fund at Colorado Academy, 1993-Present. Established scholarship fund allowing graduating high school students to pursue a project enhancing personal growth and/or academic knowledge.

Holy Cross Church-Music Minister, 2003-2006

Pastoral Counselor, 501( c) 3 Faith Based Organization, 2003-2006. Counseled large homeless and substance dependent populations, conducted spiritual growth advising for ethnically and chronologically diverse congregation, helped facilitate use of social services, assisted in probation and court appearances, provided case management, and served as community homeless advocate.

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