Rikia Ancar, LCMFT, is a Marriage and Family Therapist who is licensed in Maryland, Louisiana, and Texas. Rikia has worked in several settings including residential treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and private practice. Rikia’s areas of expertise include helping couples and family improve communication, recover from addiction and its impact on relationships, and improve intimacy. Rikia utilizes Dialectical Behavioral Therapy principles and strategies to help clients decrease self-sabotaging behaviors that typically endanger relationships and prevent true healing. Rikia is also well versed in the treatment of anxiety and depression utilizing strength-based approaches. She’s an affirming, culturally competent therapist who values social justice with experience working with LGBTQIA+ and ethnically diverse communities. Rikia is enthusiastic to be expanding her knowledge and experience in supporting neurodiverse individuals, couples, and families.