Rikki Bullard, LPC, LCMHC
North Carolina · 16 years in practice
Rikki Bullard is a licensed counselor who centers work on emotional connection and practical coping skills.
License and registration
- LCMHC, North Carolina
- 9016 · expires June 2027
- LPC, South Carolina
- 9283 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1679822589 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Rikki
Rikki Bullard is a licensed counselor who centers work on emotional connection and practical coping skills. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other approaches to help people sort through anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and parenting stress. Rikki brings 16 years of clinical experience in North Carolina.
She has worked with people facing grief, addiction, anger, bipolar mood challenges, and life transitions. She also supports those dealing with adoption or foster care concerns, aging and geriatric issues, autism spectrum questions, and chronic illness or pain.
Background and approach
Her style is client-centered. She starts by listening and then follows what a person needs in the moment. Sessions include reflective questions, skill-building, and practical tools to manage emotions and behaviors.
Rikki makes use of techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy when they match a client's goals. These techniques are used to identify unhelpful patterns, shift thinking, and strengthen emotional bonds where that is relevant to the concern. She offers a straightforward, empathic approach aimed at helping people find more stability and meaning.
Sessions may involve talk work, skill practice, and coaching around daily challenges. Rikki encourages small steps that add up to lasting change. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and sessions are offered through a mix of live and text-based formats.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Rikki lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rikki names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion-focused care and online therapy options
Rikki commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and work with strong emotions in relationships and personal life. EFT helps identify emotional patterns that keep people stuck and supports new ways of responding that build connection and self-understanding.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, which looks at how early and current attachment patterns shape reactions and relationship needs. This approach is useful for people wanting to change how they relate to others or heal from past ruptures. Client-Centered Therapy is another influence in her work, meaning sessions are paced by the client’s concerns and focused on listening, empathy, and collaboration.
Deciding which approach fits best is part of the process. The therapist works together with the person to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and life situation. That collaborative process can include mixing approaches as needs evolve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face discussion and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to try different ways of connecting with a licensed professional.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Rikki commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, anger, career stress, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Rikki uses a client-centered approach and draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide sessions based on each person’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working in counseling and mental health settings, primarily supporting individuals with mood, behavior, relationship, and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credentials LPC and LCMHC and practices in North Carolina with licensure noted as SC LPC and NC LCMHC.
Which languages and regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost and billing work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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