As a DBT Intensively Trained therapist, Nikki Weatherly seeks to serve those who are struggling with complex issues. She specializes in treating Borderline Personality Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, including chronic suicidality. Nikki has been a practicing psychotherapist for the past decade.
While clinically trained in several evidence-based treatments, Dialectical Behavior Therapy is Nikki's primary focus in treatment. She helps her clients, through balancing acceptance and change, build a life they experience as worth living. Through individual therapy, she assists clients as they in track target behaviors and develop healthy ways of coping with life's daily problems. Group skills training offers helpful strategies to empower clients to make the changes they desire in their lives by learning to manage painful emotions and decrease conflict in relationships.
Nikki is dedicated to helping people recover from traumatic life experiences and regain or enhance control in their lives. She also works with substance use, anxiety, depression and other challenges. Nikki is clinically trained in EMDR, Prolonged Exposure, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), as well. Mindfulness and exploring the mind-body connection are important aspects of her work and are incorporated into several of the therapies she utilizes.
Nikki appreciates spending time outdoors on the beautiful lakes and rivers of Arkansas. She is an avid reader and enjoys volunteering in her community, especially through organizations that serve women and children.