- Stress and anxiety
- LGBTQ related issues
- Grief and loss
About Nikki
Nikki Easter is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress and anxiety, LGBTQ concerns, grief and loss, low self-esteem, depression, and motivation. Nikki presents herself as a direct clinician who helps people take practical steps toward feeling more stable and confident.
In sessions she uses a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, attachment-based work, and client-centered methods. That mix lets her focus on thoughts and behaviors, emotional regulation skills, and relationship patterns. She often helps people notice what matters to them and then try small changes that fit daily life.
Nikki also works with issues that often come with relationship histories and identity work. These include abandonment and attachment concerns, codependency, commitment and control issues, and struggles with emptiness or dissociation. She has experience supporting people with grief, caregiver stress, blended family questions, and fatherhood-related topics.
She is knowledgeable about kink and alternative sex culture and can talk through related concerns without judgment. Other areas she addresses include eating and food-related challenges, domestic violence aftermath, forgiveness work, and dependent personality patterns.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Nikki will listen, offer practical skills, and help plan next steps. To begin, people choose the online therapy options button and complete a brief matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and clarifying personal values to take meaningful action; it can help with anxiety, low motivation, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioral changes to shift mood and daily functioning; it is often useful for anxiety and depression. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationship patterns shape current reactions and helps people try new ways of relating and regulating emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods make sense based on the client’s goals, concerns, and preferences. Sessions may combine skills practice, behavioral experiments, and discussions about relationship patterns to fit what the person needs that week.
Confirm the specific online session formats offered before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a college schedule, a shift-based job, or long commutes. Video or phone meetings may allow shorter check-ins, drop-in skills coaching, or regular weekly sessions without needing extra travel time. Talk with the therapist during the matching step to choose the session rhythm and format that fits daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, grief, and LGBTQ related issues. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment, codependency, and relationship-related struggles.
What is her therapy style like?
She blends practical skills with reflective conversation using approaches like ACT, CBT, DBT, attachment-based work, and client-centered methods. Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-focused.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional work experience in counseling. That background includes many common early-adult concerns such as motivation, confidence, and grief.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients. Sessions are offered in English for people located in Texas or otherwise eligible under her licensure rules.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Please check the therapy options when you start the matching process.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the signup process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session once matched.
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