Nikki Lewis-Clark

Compassionate counselor with practical tools

LCPC Montana

Experience: 24 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Nikki

Nikki Lewis-Clark is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Montana who works with people facing a broad range of life and mental health challenges.

Background and approach

She draws on 24 years of clinical experience to help clients address stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

Her background also includes work with adoption and foster care, attachment issues, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and other complex presentations. Her counseling style emphasizes a warm, interactive relationship built on empathy and respect while maintaining honest, straightforward dialogue.

Nikki combines cognitive behavioral techniques with attachment-informed and client-centered perspectives, and she also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally focused approaches as needed. She tailors conversations and treatment plans to each client’s specific goals and circumstances, and she describes her role as both supportive and educational - offering practical tools clients can apply between sessions.

Experienced with diverse settings and populations, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions through multiple online formats. Nikki invites people who are ready to change to begin the process and uses her long clinical history to help clients move toward clearer coping, healthier relationships, and more manageable day-to-day functioning.

Approaches and Online Options for Working Together

Nikki commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy into her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress, and it often includes practical homework and skill building. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in close relationships and early bonding to help people understand how those patterns influence current relationship dynamics and emotional responses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. She collaborates with clients to identify goals and preferences, then tailors interventions from CBT, attachment-informed methods, client-centered techniques, or other compatible approaches to fit the person’s needs. This collaborative process helps ensure strategies match what a client wants to address and how they prefer to work.

Online therapy with this clinician is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit appointments into busy lives and to access care across distances. These formats provide scheduling flexibility and multiple ways to engage, letting clients pick the communication style that best supports their progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Nikki works with a wide range of concerns listed in her profile including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting, addictions, grief, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping challenges, anger, self-esteem, career matters, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?

Her style is warm and interactive, combining empathy with honest, straightforward feedback. She adapts techniques to each person and emphasizes building rapport as a foundation for progress.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 24 years of experience as a counselor, with a background that includes work in family reunification and training in diversity and inclusion for service members and their families.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Montana; her credential listing includes MT LCPC BBH-LCPC-LIC-939.

Are services available in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are conducted in English, and she does accept international clients as noted in her profile.

Which session formats are offered for therapy?

She provides appointments via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How is pricing handled for therapy sessions?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What is the process for beginning therapy?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

Montana

Languages

English