About Nikkia
Nikkia Matthews is a Licensed Master Social Worker with 11 years of clinical practice in Michigan. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, substance-related concerns, and relationship problems. She works with clients who are navigating major life changes and struggling with issues like grief, self-esteem, or compassion fatigue.
Nikkia uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and the Gottman Method to address emotions, thoughts, and relationship patterns.
How Nikkia works
Sessions aim to teach useful skills and small steps people can try between meetings. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including parenting challenges, family problems, intimacy-related issues, attachment and abandonment wounds, body image, codependency, communication and control issues, and career stress. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, and forgiveness work.
Nikkia helps people break down big problems into manageable tasks and coping strategies. In therapy she emphasizes listening carefully, building trust, and tailoring her style to each person. People can expect a mix of exploring emotions, practicing new behaviors, and setting realistic goals.
Sessions aim to make progress feel steady rather than overwhelming. Her practice is offered in English from Michigan and uses multiple online formats. Prospective clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
Nikkia lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Nikkia works with
The areas below are the ones Nikkia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and reshaping emotional responses and patterns, which can be useful for improving closeness and communication.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to learn about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan so it fits the client's needs and pace.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls let people meet face-to-face; phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter call is easier; live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between live visits. These options help people fit therapy into work, family life, and other responsibilities while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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