Lakisha Boykin , LCMHC

Lakisha Boykin is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina who supports adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. She offers a warm, compassionate, and nonjudgmental approach that centers each person as the expert of their own life while providing practical guidance to navigate difficult thoughts, emotions, and relationship challenges.

With over 6 years of clinical experience, Lakisha has worked in community mental health settings and, for the last three years, served as a clinician in a behavioral health walk-in clinic where she completed clinical assessments and helped connect people with appropriate behavioral health services. She is comfortable collaborating with psychiatrists, primary care physicians, and community agencies to coordinate care when needed.

Lakisha works with individuals and families on issues such as self-esteem, family and marital conflict, caregiver stress, workplace concerns, postpartum depression, coping with disasters, and financial or commitment-related stressors. Her style is receptive and supportive, focused on helping motivated clients identify goals, build coping skills, and move toward meaningful change. As an LCMHC - a licensed clinical mental health counselor - she combines evidence-based techniques with empathy to help clients become the best version of themselves.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration, helping clients explore their own values and strengths so they can make choices that align with their goals; it is often helpful for self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms.

The Gottman Method provides structured techniques for couples to improve communication, resolve conflict, and rebuild trust, making it useful for marital and partnership challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lakisha works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access care from home. Licensed professionals can deliver effective support through these options, and Lakisha uses them to make therapy more accessible and responsive to each client’s circumstances.