Therapist profile
Rikki Bullard, LPC, LCMHC
Licensed counselor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Client-centered therapy
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Attachment-based work
About Rikki
Rikki Bullard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 16 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting, trauma and abuse, and other life adjustments. She works with adults who want practical help managing family-related strain and everyday pressures.
Rikki uses a client-centered style that keeps the person's goals central. Sessions start with what matters most to the individual and move forward using questions that encourage reflection. She blends techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches and attachment-based ideas to help people change patterns that get in the way of relationships and daily functioning.
She also draws on emotionally-focused and existential ideas to address feelings, meaning, and connection. That mix is used to address issues such as grief, intimacy-related concerns, addictions, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Rikki has experience helping people navigate adoption and foster care questions, blended family issues, and the stresses of caregiving for older relatives.
In a session she will teach skills to manage anxiety and mood, work on communication and boundaries, and practice ways to rebuild trust and closeness. She can talk through problems with anger, codependency, or commitment worries, and help with career-related stress and compassion fatigue.
Her work is practical and straightforward. People who are juggling parenting, family duties, or major life transitions will find clear steps and conversational guidance focused on everyday life.
How sessions work
How Rikki brings key approaches into online work
Rikki integrates client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral and attachment-based ideas to address everyday family and relationship stress. Client-centered therapy means sessions focus on the person's priorities and pace, using reflective questions to clarify what matters most. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and low mood.Attachment-based ideas are used to notice patterns in relationships and build more secure ways of relating. That approach can help with intimacy-related issues, communication breakdowns, and rebuilding trust after conflict. Deciding which mix to use is a collaborative process; Rikki works with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences rather than applying one fixed program.
Confirm the session formats offered before booking so you know how you will meet. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, drop in during a work break, avoid travel time, and choose whether to be on camera. Talk with the therapist about goals and practical needs at the first appointment so sessions fit into everyday life.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, South Carolina
Languages
English
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What kinds of family or parenting concerns are addressed?
She helps people manage parenting stress, blended family issues, communication problems, and the strain that comes from caregiving or adoption and foster care questions.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
She uses a client-centered approach and combines techniques from CBT, attachment-based, and emotionally-focused work to suit the person's goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working as a therapist in areas such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and family concerns.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices in North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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