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About

Even high performers need a place to exhale.

Welcome. You don’t have to carry it all alone. I’m a trauma-informed therapist specializing in the unique pressures faced by first responders, healthcare professionals, and individuals in high-stress, high-responsibility roles. Whether you're navigating burnout, identity shifts, relationship ruptures, or the weight of systemic trauma, this is a space built for your restoration—not just your resilience. I offer neuroaffirming, LGBTQI-affirming care grounded in deep respect for your lived experience. With a background that includes correctional systems, legal advocacy, and integrative wellness, I understand the complexity of holding it together while everything inside is unraveling. My approach is holistic and integrative—drawing from a wide array of modalities to tailor a path that fits you. Together, we’ll decide what works best for your healing journey, whether that includes somatic tools, narrative processing, parts work, or practical strategies for daily life. Here, we work collaboratively to untangle the patterns that no longer serve you—whether rooted in sexual addiction, life transitions, gendered expectations, or relational pain. Together, we’ll build practical tools, emotional clarity, and a renewed sense of agency. This is not just therapy. It’s a reclamation of your story, your strength, and your next chapter.
Nikki Hughs
MS LMHC

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Specialty Areas

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Trauma
  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Communication Issues
  • Coping Skills
  • Divorce
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Life Transitions
  • Men's Issues
  • Narcissistic Personality
  • Personality Disorder
  • PTSD
  • Self Esteem
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Women's Health
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • First Responders
  • High Stakes Career
  • Health Care Professionals

Approaches

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Trauma Focused
  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • Attachment-Based
  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Person-Centered
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Somatic

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna
  • First Choice Health
  • Premera Blue Cross
  • Cigna

Fees

  • Individual Therapy: $160
  • Couples/Family Therapy: $275
  • Additional letters : $35
  • Free Consultation 30 mins: $0
  • Late or cancellation Fee : $75

Testimonials

“Nikki is a compassionate healer and provides a warm, empathetic space for her clients.”

Cole Schrim, PLLC Counselor, MEd, LMHC, MHP, NCC, SOTP

“Nikki has a natural way of connecting with others that makes them feel seen, heard and understood. Her approach is non-judgmental while also supporting and motivating clients to live the life they yearn for.”

Alicia Ferris Counselor, MS, LMHC, PMH-C

Location

Seattle/Bellevue Areas

Hughs Healing Counseling PLLC - Zeal Care

1 Lake Bellevue Dr, Suite 209
Bellevue, WA 98005-2417

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