Tikishia Ferrell, LPC

Tikishia Ferrell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Alabama with 12 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship problems, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and parenting strain. She aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people can talk through what matters most to them.

Her approach is collaborative and practical. She shapes conversations and treatment plans around each person’s needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all method. Sessions focus on clear goals, skills you can use between visits, and steady progress toward those goals.

Tikishia draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that maintain distress. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns, and client-centered methods to keep the person’s experience central to the work.

People can expect straightforward language and a calm, attentive presence in sessions. She listens for patterns, offers tools and experiments, and checks in about what’s working. Her goal is to help clients build practical strategies for daily life challenges.

Tikishia welcomes conversations about parenting stress and family dynamics, while tailoring plans to each person’s situation. She supports clients who want both short-term problem solving and longer-term change.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Online sessions can use cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify thoughts that fuel anxiety and depression and to practice new coping skills between meetings. CBT in this format often involves short skills practice, homework, and clear steps to test new behaviors.

Attachment-based work focuses on how relationship patterns from the past show up today. In sessions she helps people notice those patterns and try different ways of relating that feel safer and more connected. Client-centered therapy keeps the person’s experience at the center, with supportive listening and reflection so the client sets the pace and goals.

Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then try approaches that fit. Plans can change as the work progresses and new priorities emerge.

Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face connection and visual cues. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can work when being on camera is difficult. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins, in-the-moment support, or when scheduling shorter contacts during a busy day.