Online Christian Counseling
for Women in Ohio
Christ Centered Therapy that Meets You Where You Are
Maybe you’re living in the bustling heart of Columbus, navigating the daily noise and movement of city life. Or perhaps you’re raising your family in the growing suburbs of Cincinnati, where the neighborhoods are expanding as fast as your to-do list. Maybe you’re tucked away in the peaceful stretches of rural Ohio—near Amish Country or nestled in the rolling hills down south—where life moves slower, but finding quality Christian counseling still feels just out of reach.
Or maybe you’re near Toledo, like me, wearing all the hats—woman, mother, wife, professional, servant of Christ—balancing carpools, meetings, meal prep, ministry, and the hidden battles of anxiety or exhaustion that no one else can see. Perhaps you’re faithfully leading in ministry in Akron or Cleveland, offering hope to others while quietly wondering who’s helping you.
Wherever you are in Ohio—city, suburb, or countryside—you don't have to walk through it alone.
You don’t have to drive hours or rearrange your entire life just to find someone who understands both your faith and your struggles.
There is hope—and it can meet you right where you are.
Through online Christian therapy, you can experience support, healing, and practical help, all rooted in Biblical truth, clinical expertise, and deep compassion.
Why Choose Christian Counseling
Faith-Based Support from A Licensed Christian Counselor
Your faith isn’t just one part of your life—it’s the lens through which you see everything. It shapes how you love, parent, serve, carry burdens, and how you hope. When challenges come, you don’t just want advice that sounds good—you want counsel that’s anchored in God’s truth.
Maybe you’ve tried secular therapy before and left feeling misunderstood—or felt like you had to filter parts of yourself to fit in. Maybe you’ve shared prayer requests in small groups but felt like your deeper emotional wounds remained unseen. Or maybe you’ve been quietly pushing through, telling yourself, "God is enough for me," but still feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, trauma, or heartbreak.
If that sounds familiar, hear this clearly:
Seeking therapy is not a sign of weak faith.
It’s a step of brave obedience—choosing to walk toward healing with the tools God has made available to you. Therapy rooted in biblical truth, paired with sound clinical practices, becomes a place where real transformation happens. Where your faith is strengthened, not sidelined. Where your heart finds both the grace to heal and the courage to grow.
What is Christian Counseling and How is it Different?
Biblical Foundation Meets Clinical Excellence
Christian therapy is a unique approach to counseling that integrates the best of clinical psychology with spiritual guidance and application of God’s word. Unlike traditional therapy, which often separates emotional healing from spiritual truth, Christian counseling acknowledges the whole person—body, mind, and spirit. It’s built on the understanding that lasting transformation comes not only through proven therapeutic methods but also through a deep, personal connection with God.
In Christian therapy, we don’t just address surface-level symptoms or short-term coping strategies. We explore the root causes of your pain, patterns, and challenges in a way that honors your faith and keeps Christ at the center of the therapy work.
We will apply scripture, prayer, and walk with God while applying clinical tools such as EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and trauma-informed care. This integrated process offers a deeper level of clarity, peace, and restoration.
Christian therapy is not about achieving perfection or trying harder to "get it right." It’s about creating space for you to be real, to be seen, and to be supported as you walk through life’s struggles with God at the center. You are already known and loved by Him—and therapy helps you live from that truth, even in the hardest seasons.
Through Christ Centered Counseling You Will:
Receive clinical expertise rooted in Biblical truth. Therapy with me integrates the science of mental health with God’s Holy word.
Work through emotional wounds with compassion and Spirit-led insight. Whether you're carrying the weight of past trauma, struggling with anxiety, or navigating relational challenges, therapy provides a safe place to process pain and experience hope.
Strengthen your identity as a daughter of Christ. As you grow in emotional awareness and healing, you’ll also deepen your understanding of your identity in God’s eyes—loved, worthy, resilient, and never alone.
Develop tools that are both practical and prayerful. You’ll learn skills to manage your emotions, set boundaries, and build healthy relationships, all while staying rooted in your faith.
What makes Christian therapy different is its foundation. It’s not just about managing life—it’s about renewing your mind (Romans 12:2), guarding your heart (Proverbs 4:23), and leaning on the Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6) every step of the way as He guides you into true healing and purpose.
Meeting You Where You Are
Online Christian Counseling in Ohio
The beauty of online therapy is that it meets you right in the middle of your real life.
No more sitting in traffic on I-270 around Columbus, frazzled before you even arrive at your appointment. No more arranging childcare in rural Pike County just to see a counselor an hour away. No more feeling like therapy is just “one more thing” crammed into your already overflowing calendar.
With online Christian therapy, you can:
Log in from the comfort of your living room, your office, or even your parked car after work.
Meet consistently with a therapist who shares your faith and values—without geographical barriers.
Protect your privacy, flexibility, and sense of safety.
Sessions are held through secure, HIPAA-compliant video platforms, designed to give you the same quality of care you’d expect in person—but with more ease, convenience, and flexibility for your busy life.
Healing shouldn’t feel like another burden. It should feel like stepping into freedom.
NIki Parker, Christian Therapist
I was born and raised in the small town of Liberty Center, Ohio, where faith and community were central to life. Now, I’m raising my own family just down the road in Napoleon, Ohio. Growing up in the Church, my relationship with Jesus was shaped by the steady guidance of my family, local pastors, and especially my grandfather, who was a devoted pastor himself. His legacy, along with the influence of my grandmother and others in the faith, instilled in me a deep passion for walking alongside women in their spiritual and emotional journeys.
As a Christian therapist, I count it a joy and calling to support women across Ohio who are carrying unseen burdens—whether from trauma, anxiety, past wounds, or the quiet exhaustion of always showing up strong for others. I understand the importance of having a safe place where your faith is honored and your story is heard without judgment. Together, we’ll work to uncover the truth of who you are in Christ: loved, whole, and deeply known.
Whether you're navigating a life transition, wrestling with burnout, or simply longing for deeper peace, you don’t have to walk through it alone. My heart is especially drawn to women who pour out so much to others—women, mothers, mentors, ministry leaders—and need a space to be poured into. Through intentional, Christ-centered counseling, my hope is to create a space where healing happens in community, and where you are reminded of the strength and beauty that’s already within you.
Christian Counseling Values
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No pretending. No judgment. Just honest conversations where you’re free to be your full, beautiful, sometimes messy self.
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Our work will always be anchored in Scripture—pointing you back to the ultimate source of hope and healing.
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As a licensed therapist fully trained in EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT, and other evidence-based approaches, I bring the tools needed to help you experience lasting change.
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I believe with all my heart that healing is possible—and I’ll hold that hope for you even when you feel too tired to hold it yourself.
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Whether you’re celebrating a breakthrough or working through a heartbreak, you’ll be met with empathy, kindness, and grace.
I'm not here to "fix" you.
I’m here to walk beside you as you become the woman God already created you to be—healed, whole, and deeply loved.
Online Christian Therapy Services for Women in Ohio
Trauma
Trauma changes everything—how you think, trust, love, even how you view God. But trauma doesn't get the final word.
Through specialized approaches like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Trauma-Focused CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), we can work together to process the painful experiences you’ve carried and gently move them out of the hidden places of your mind and heart.
In therapy, you’ll learn how to:
Gently process painful memories in a safe, supportive, and faith-anchored environment
Understand how trauma has shaped your thoughts, emotions, and relationships
Reconnect with your sense of identity, purpose, and worth as a beloved daughter of God
Develop tools to calm your nervous system and build emotional resilience
Release shame and begin to rewrite your story with truth, grace, and hope
Maybe you're carrying wounds from childhood—abuse, neglect, emotional invalidation. Maybe your trauma stems from betrayal, loss, toxic relationships, or painful experiences within the church. Wherever your story begins, healing is possible. God’s love, combined with intentional therapeutic work, can redeem what feels broken.
Whether you're wrestling with old wounds, battling anxiety, or feeling the heavy exhaustion of ministry life, Christian therapy can meet you exactly where you are.
Anxiety
Anxiety doesn’t just stay in your thoughts—it weaves its way into your relationships, your decisions, your sleep, your ability to find peace.
Maybe you find yourself constantly overthinking. Maybe your mind replays worst-case scenarios late into the night. Maybe you’re burdened by an invisible pressure to perform—to be “good enough”—even though you know, deep down, that God’s grace is sufficient.
In therapy, you’ll learn how to:
Understand the root causes of your anxiety
Reframe anxious thoughts through Biblical truth
Build emotional resilience and healthy coping strategies
Anchor your identity in Christ instead of fear or perfectionism
Freedom is possible. You don’t have to live trapped by anxious cycles anymore.
Women in Ministry
If you're serving in ministry, you know how lonely leadership can feel. You pour out encouragement, hope, and prayer for others—but often struggle to find space for your own needs.
In therapy, you’ll find:
A confidential space where you don’t have to have it all together
Support for navigating burnout and emotional fatigue
Tools for setting healthy boundaries without guilt
Encouragement to reconnect with your own identity in Christ—not just your ministry role
Even Jesus withdrew to quiet places for restoration. You are allowed to do the same.
Is Online Christian Counseling Really Effective?
Yes—research shows online therapy is just as effective as in-person therapy for conditions like anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, and more.
In fact, many women find online therapy to be even more effective for their lifestyles:
You’re in your own familiar environment
Sessions are easier to attend consistently
Vulnerability comes more naturally when you’re in a controlled, comfortable space
Healing doesn’t happen because of the walls of a counseling office. It happens through connection, safety, clinical skill—and the work of the Holy Spirit. And that can happen wherever you are.
How to Begin Online Christian Counseling in Ohio
Schedule Your Free 15 Min Consultation
We’ll hop on a quick call together to answer your questions and see if we’re a good working fit—no pressure. This is a time to get to know each other, ask open questions, and explore your goals.
Complete Your Intake Paperwork
All forms are easy to complete online and fully confidential. I commit to spending about 2 hours with these forms before we ever meet so that we can hit the ground running in our work together. I will study and get to know your journey so that I am educated in your needs and can give my full attention to your needs.
Begin Your Healing Journey
We’ll schedule your first session, create a personalized plan to address your goals, and begin moving toward the freedom, peace, and wholeness God desires for you.
Who I Work Best With
Christian women navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, or ministry fatigue
Women who are honest about their struggles—willing to embrace their imperfections and extend grace to others doing the same
Mothers juggling faith, family, and the desire to grow personally and spiritually
Women in ministry who need a confidential, Christ-centered space to rest, process, and heal
Christian mentors and leaders who long to feel seen, heard, and genuinely supported
You don’t have to be perfect. You don’t have to have it all figured out. You just need a willing heart and a desire to grow.
FAQs
Do I have to be a specific denomination to receive Christian counseling?
No. I work with women from a wide range of Christian backgrounds. Our shared foundation is Christ—and you’re welcome here, no matter your denominational background. During our work I commit to keeping your beliefs at the center of our work.
How long will I need to be in therapy?
That depends on your goals and your unique story. Some women come for just a few months to work through a specific struggle; others stay longer to unpack deeper wounds or walk through ongoing seasons of growth. We’ll check in regularly to make sure you’re feeling supported and making progress that aligns with your needs and your faith journey.
I’m not sure I’m ready. What if I just want to talk first?
That’s what the free consultation is for! There’s no pressure. Just a simple, no-commitment way to ask your questions and see how this could work for you. During your consultation I will answer any questions you have and further share about how I work in the therapy space and what you can expect from me during our time together.
What if I’ve been hurt by the church or have religious trauma? Can I still come to Christian therapy?
Yes, absolutely. Many of the women I work with have experienced spiritual wounds or confusion due to unhealthy church dynamics or harmful religious messages. This is a safe space to explore those experiences without judgment. Together, we can untangle the pain from the truth of who God really is—loving, patient, and full of grace, and wisdom.
Can I use insurance for online therapy?
At this time, I offer private pay sessions. This allows for greater privacy, flexibility, and faith-based integration that insurance often limits. You have the option to receive a document called a “Superbill” each month to submit to your insurance for Out of Network reimbursement.
I have a really busy schedule. Can our sessions work with my current commitments?
Yes! I offer available sessions Monday, Tuesday, Thursdays, and Fridays. We’ll find a consistent weekly or bi-weekly time that works for you. Having a predictable, standing appointment helps make therapy easier to plan around—especially when life is already full. Since sessions are online, you also save time on travel and can meet from anywhere with privacy and internet access.
Ready to Begin Online Christian Therapy in Ohio?
If you’re feeling even the smallest nudge in your spirit, I encourage you—don’t ignore it.
You don't have to carry your burdens alone. You don't have to hide your struggles out of fear or shame. You can have a safe place to bring your pieces out in the open, unpack, explore, and heal.
God sees you. He knows how heavy it’s been and how hard you’ve tried to hold it all together.
Let today be the day you say yes to healing.
Serving all of Ohio—Columbus, Toledo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, Akron, and beyond.