Rikki Bullard, LPC, LCMHC

Rikki Bullard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina. She draws on 16 years of clinical experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and the effects of trauma. Her style is warm and straightforward, focused on practical skills that clients can use between sessions.

Rikki uses a client-centered approach to tailor work to each person’s needs. She blends techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and attachment-based ideas to address patterns in thinking, feeling, and relating. Sessions often include reflective questions, skill practice, and steps to manage day-to-day ups and downs.

She has substantial experience with parenting concerns, family conflict, grief, addiction, and coping with life changes. Rikki also supports people dealing with chronic illness, chronic pain, aging concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and neurodiversity-related challenges such as autism and Asperger Syndrome.

Her work includes attention to intimacy-related issues, communication problems, codependency, and anger management. She also helps people facing career stress, compassion fatigue, and the complex mood challenges of bipolar disorder and disruptive mood symptoms.

Rikki describes therapy as a collaborative process. She emphasizes honest conversation, empathy, and concrete tools so people can pursue more stable mood, clearer relationships, and better daily functioning.

Approaches that shape online sessions

Rikki integrates methods that help people understand feelings, thoughts, and relationship patterns. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are; it helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort through decisions and emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful behavior. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on emotions in relationships and can help with communication, attachment concerns, and intimacy-related issues.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying out techniques from different approaches and adjusting as progress unfolds.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use talk-based sessions to teach skills, guide reflective work, and practice communication strategies so progress can continue between appointments.