Nikki Suits, LCSW

Nikki Suits is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois who focuses on practical, goal-oriented therapy. She centers sessions on clear steps people can try right away to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and address depression. Nikki speaks plainly and keeps work focused on the issues that brought someone in. With eight years of professional experience, Nikki helps people cope with addictions, grief, and low self-esteem. She also supports concerns tied to aging and caregiving, end-of-life situations, panic and obsessive thinking, and the effects of trauma. Her practice addresses a wide range of life transitions, including midlife changes and challenges veterans may face. Her approach treats the person as the expert in their own life. She uses techniques that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, test new ways of behaving, and build small routines that feel manageable. Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused on what the client wants to change. Nikki draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered and mindfulness methods to create a mix that fits each person. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies when helpful to boost motivation and identify concrete next steps. People meet with Nikki using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short questionnaire helps match a person to schedule options and next steps.

How therapy approaches fit into online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful working relationship. It helps people feel heard and encourages them to set the pace for what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives practical exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals and try methods that match those goals. Together they will choose whether to focus more on thought work, skill building, or acceptance and presence, and adjust as progress is made.

Online care offers several ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video is difficult, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow choice about being on camera, and let people pick formats that match their daily routines and technical needs.