Lakisha Boykin
Compassionate therapist helping rebuild balance
LCMHC North Carolina
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Career
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Lakisha
Lakisha Boykin is an LCMHC in North Carolina who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, grief, family conflict, workplace concerns, and challenges tied to life transitions.
Background and approach
She also addresses caregiver stress, commitment issues, financial worries, postpartum depression, divorce and separation, coping after natural or human-caused disasters, and compassion fatigue. Drawing on six years of direct clinical experience, she helps clients identify the thoughts and feelings that shape daily experience and relationships.
Her counseling style emphasizes warmth, compassion, and a receptive attitude that centers each person’s lived experience. She blends client-centered listening with practical tools such as cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices to help clients reshape unhelpful thinking patterns and build coping skills.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas are used when the goal is to clarify values and take achievable steps forward. Lakisha’s background includes work in community mental health and clinical assessments in a behavioral health walk-in clinic, and she collaborates with psychiatrists, primary care providers, and community agencies when appropriate.
She encourages those who are ready for change to explore personalized strategies that match their goals and preferences, offering supportive guidance to help people move toward more stable mood, clearer priorities, and improved relationships.
Online therapy approaches and flexible access
Lakisha uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and patterns, often pairing those insights with practical behavioral strategies to manage symptoms like anxiety or depression. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, offering nonjudgmental listening and empathy to help people explore their values, emotions, and goals in a supportive setting.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to determine which methods fit their needs and preferences, adjusting techniques over time so treatment aligns with evolving goals and life circumstances.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats allow clients to access therapy from home, coordinate with work or caregiving responsibilities, and maintain continuity of care when life circumstances change.
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Experience
6+ years
Licensed
North Carolina
Languages
English