Nicole Anderson

Nicole Anderson combines clinical psychology expertise with business analysis, having practiced as a licensed therapist before pursuing her MBA from NYU Stern to analyze the mental health and wellness industry. Her clinical background—she holds a PsyD from Pepperdine University—gives her credibility when evaluating whether digital mental health solutions genuinely help patients or merely capitalize on growing awareness. Nicole spent years in community mental health settings seeing firsthand the access challenges, reimbursement complexities, and treatment gaps that entrepreneurial companies seek to address. She understands the difference between evidence-based interventions and wellness products making unsubstantiated claims. Nicole excels at analyzing teletherapy platforms, prescription digital therapeutics, meditation apps, and the infrastructure serving behavioral health. She evaluates clinical efficacy, patient engagement, provider networks, and reimbursement strategies. Nicole was early to recognize that pandemic-driven telehealth adoption would create lasting change in mental health delivery while remaining skeptical of overhyped wellness apps lacking clinical validation. Based in Los Angeles, she advocates for technology expanding mental health access while maintaining high standards for clinical quality and patient privacy in this sensitive category.