“Hi, I’m Tyler Nicodem. I’m a therapist in Nashville, TN.”
Pronouns: He/Him/His
“I am passionate about helping others create a sense of wholeness in their lives. I believe sorrow can break our hearts, but it also holds the potential for healing, discovery, and renewed hope.
We all suffer; but none of us should suffer alone.”
Sharing our suffering with a faithful guide can uncover hope. Tyler Nicodem roots his therapeutic approach in crafting a safe, non-judgmental space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and aspirations. Together, Tyler helps you navigate challenges, celebrate victories, and work towards a more fulfilled, authentic, and meaningful life.
With Master’s degrees in both Mental Health Counseling and Clinical Pastoral Therapy, Tyler Nicodem bring a unique blend of traditional therapeutic techniques and a deep respect for Christian tradition. Tyler has an extensive knowledge of various religious traditions and Christian denominations. He works within your realm of understanding the Christian Faith to help you achieve healing. Furthermore, Tyler uses contemplative practices, meditation, and the enneagram in his therapeutic work.
Dedicated to spiritual/religious trauma and church hurt, Tyler specializes in helping clients navigate their faith journeys. Whether the church has caused you harm, you are a burnt out minister, or you are on a quest for a deeper and more meaningful life, Tyler is here to support and empower you.
Professional Organization Affiliations
- Tennessee Association of Pastoral Therapists (Leadership Team Member)
- American Counseling Association
- Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
- Nashville Psychotherapy Institute
- Nashville Area Association of Christian Counselors
Prior to therapy, Tyler Nicodem was a ministry professional for 8 years. Tyler worked at a number of different churches in the Nashville, TN. and Portland, OR. areas. In his ministry work Tyler focused on worship, technology, disaster relief, and pastoral care. Tyler is a former licensed pastor in the Christian Church.
Tyler worked with a number of professional musicians and audio engineers throughout the Nashville community while in ministry. Tyler became an expert in visual media in churches, particularly training ministers, volunteers, and professionals on making the most of utilizing Propresenter 7.
Tyler Nicodem worked with the Tennessee Western Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church from 2022-2023 in Disaster Recovery Relief as the Volunteer Coordinator. Tyler worked to create a network of volunteers and systems that helped many survivors recover from the devastating loss of disaster in Tennessee and Western Kentucky.
Tyler has a heart for working with the Center For Courage and Renewal’s Circles of Trust approach. He is currently working to become a group facilitator of Circles of Trust, which aims to help others listen deeply to their “inner teachers” — many names are given for the “inner teacher” in spiritual and secular traditions: our gut, Holy Spirit, the Dao, the Light, Soul, etc.
Tyler Nicodem is passionate about helping others who were taught in church or at home to never trust their own intellect. His aim is to help others discover their own inner teachers, trust themselves, and move forward boldly into their callings. For Tyler, every person is created in the Image of God, and thus all people have a unique imprint of God placed within them. Helping others come into alignment of that Image is Tyler’s reason for doing therapy work.
In Tyler’s past time he loves to golf, smoke BBQ, play board games, watch all things Star Wars, and spend time with his fun and loving wife. Tyler and his wife have a dog named Sandra Dee who is a 20 lbs dachshund and corgi mix (a dorgi). After one week of fostering Sandra Dee they knew she was the dog for them. Tyler Nicodem is an active member of his church and engages with centering prayer, meditation, and other contemplative Christian practices in his personal life.
Tyler Nicodem is currently a candidate for licensure as a Clinical Pastoral Therapist in the state of Tennessee under the supervision of Amanda Grieme-Bradley, TN LMFT 724
“When the heart is supple, it can be “broken open” into a greater capacity to hold our own and the world’s pain: it happens every day. When we hold our suffering in a way that opens us to greater compassion, heartbreak becomes a source of healing, deepening our empathy for others who suffer and extending our ability to reach out to them.”
Parker Palmer