Anika Mullen, LPC/MHSP, CPC

Thank you for visiting! In Tennessee, I am licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health Service Provider. My license number is #4162 and you can verify my licensure with the Tennessee Department of Health online. There are two tiers of licensure for licensed professional counselors in Tennessee. You can be an LPC or an LPC-MHSP. I am an LPC-MHSP, the higher level of counseling license. In Nevada, I am licensed as a Clinical Professional Counselor (CPC). You can verify my license (#CP2796-R) by contacting the Nevada Board of Examiners for Clinical Professional Counselors. I am also a nationally Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor. You can look up my CCMHC certification with the National Board for Certified Counselers by searching my certification number (#759215).

I have treated disruptive behavior and emotional problems in children since my internship in 2015. Children with behavioral and emotional concerns are the majority of individuals I provide care for. I have completed specialized training in Parent Child Interaction Therapy, an intervention program for behavioral and emotional problems in young children where the caregiver(s) are taught and coached in the therapy skills instead of the therapist work directly with the child. Research shows PCIT is often highly effective for children 2 to 7-years-old with behavioral challenges. For children ages 3 to 8-years-old with anxiety, I use research supported adaptation of PCIT called PCIT-CALM. For children with Level 1 or Level 2 autism, I used a research supported adaptation of PCIT for children with autism who have behavioral challenges. I feel good about offering these programs that have been tried and tested by quality research, including randomized, controlled trials that compared changes in behavior in response to PCIT/PCIT adaptations with changes in behavior of children who received other types of treatment or were on a waitlist for treatment. I get excited about how often the families we serve see a positive response to these PCIT programs. I also enjoy training other eCounseling Connection clinicians in PCIT, PCIT-CALM, and PCIT-ASD. It is truly rewarding to coach clinicians and families in use of the PCIT therapy skills along the way and to celebrate each child’s growth when they are ready to graduate from the PCIT program. Treatment typically takes 12 to 24 weeks. I would be honored to speak with you by phone (615-640-0333) or in a tech check/free consultation appointment.