Rikki Bullard
Relationship-focused therapist with practical skills
LPC, LCMHC North Carolina
- Experience
- 16 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Rikki
Rikki Bullard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing from North Carolina. She brings 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns.
Background and approach
Rikki focuses on practical skills people can use between sessions so they can handle difficult moments more calmly. She uses a client-centered stance that starts by listening and responding to what each person needs.
From there she draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Based work, and the Gottman Method to tailor sessions. The tone in her work is direct, compassionate, and goal-oriented.
Rikki has spent much of her career in individual counseling addressing parenting, family strain, intimacy issues, grief, addiction, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing chronic illness, adoption and foster care concerns, neurodiversity challenges, and mood disorders.
Her background includes helping people rebuild routine and meaning after loss or upheaval. In sessions she uses reflective questions and practical exercises to build skills for managing emotions and improving communication.
She helps people set small, achievable goals and practices tools together during appointments. Her aim is to help clients find steadier ground and more satisfying day-to-day living.
Rikki offers multiple online formats including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Her work is conducted in English and her practice serves people within the United States from North Carolina.
How therapeutic methods translate to online sessions
Rikki blends practical methods that adapt well to remote work. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication patterns and building concrete habits for more stable interactions; it can help people practice new ways of talking and responding during sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection styles affect current relationships and helps people build more supported ways of relating through reflection and in-session exercises. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities, with the therapist following the client's lead to set goals and pace the work.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Rikki will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that fit the client's needs. She checks in regularly to adjust techniques and to make sure the work remains practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people practice conversation skills face-to-face. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter check-ins or ongoing support between appointments. These options make scheduling easier, help fit sessions into busy lives, and let people work on therapy from locations that suit them.
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Experience
16+ years
Licensed in
North Carolina, South Carolina
Languages
English