Nikki Stafford, LMHC

Counseling Style

Nikki is a professional counselor who seeks to help others enhance their lives by intentionally working towards their self-defined goals and values. She works to help each person feel comfortable and accepted, identify and build on current strengths, and is flexible to individualize her clinical skills in order to help each person find  movement towards the life they want to live.

Experience

Nikki has worked in a variety of human services settings including community mental health clinics, substance use treatment centers, mental health residential homes and outpatient therapy settings. She is also trained and skills in several empirically proven treatments including:

Specialties

• Anxiety/Panic/Phobias
• Bipolar Disorder
• Depression
• Substance Related/Addictive Disorders
• Anger Management
• Grief/Loss/Bereavement
• Health/Medical Problems
• Self-Injurious Behaviors/Self-harm
• Adjustment Disorder
• Parenting Issues
• PTSD/Acute Stress
• Academic/Occupational/Work Issues/Career
• Trauma

Clinical Modalities + Treatments

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Christian Counseling
• Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Authored Articles & Interviews