She earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education from Idaho State University. Nikki is a member of numerous counseling associations such as, Chi Sigma Iota (CSI), the American Counseling Association (ACA), and the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). Her professional areas of interest include: research, assessment, supervision, wellness, and the use of metaphors in the counseling profession. Dr. Freeburg has counseling experience in private practice, agencies, psychiatric hospitals, and career development centers. Scholarship activities include publications, over fifty presentations (local, state, and national level), research grant acquisitions, providing supervision training for site supervisors, and she participate in CACREP on-site review teams.