Lakisha Boykin

Lakisha Boykin, LCMHC, supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. She helps clients manage workplace strain, caregiver stress, grief, and big life changes. Her approach aims to make thinking and feeling easier to handle so daily life feels more manageable.

She keeps sessions warm and nonjudgmental. Lakisha listens first and helps people sort through thoughts and feelings. She focuses on practical steps and small changes people can use between meetings.

Before her current role she spent many years working in community mental health. Over the last three years she worked as a clinician in a behavioral health walk-in clinic doing clinical assessments and recommending services. Across more than six years in direct practice she has supported people through marital and family conflict, postpartum depression, workplace issues, and coping after disasters.

Lakisha uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to meet clients where they are, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking, and Mindfulness to increase present-moment awareness. She also incorporates Motivational Interviewing and elements of the Gottman Method when relationship-focused work is helpful.

Her style is described as compassionate, receptive, and goal-oriented. She works with other professionals when needed, such as psychiatrists or primary care providers, to coordinate care. People who want practical support for change and clearer thinking often find this collaborative style helpful.

How Lakisha’s approaches translate to online care