- Client-centered care
- Skills for anxiety
- Career and life focus
About Erika
In sessions she focuses on listening first and understanding each person’s priorities. Erika uses straightforward methods drawn from client-centered work and evidence-based techniques to help people build coping skills and tackle specific problems. Conversations are collaborative and practical, with attention to what a person needs right now.
She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, eating and body-image struggles, parenting worries, and life changes like adoption or foster care transitions. Erika pays attention to how life roles and work stress interact with emotional health and day-to-day functioning.
Erika holds the credential of Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, in New York and is also listed as LISW-CP for South Carolina. She draws on a mix of approaches to tailor sessions to each person’s goals. The focus is on helping clients identify small, doable steps that lead to meaningful change.
Erika encourages anyone who feels stuck or overwhelmed to consider a first session. She guides people through a simple intake and works with them to set clear, manageable goals for therapy.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
New York, North Carolina, South Carolina
Languages
English
How Erika’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Client-Centered Therapy means the conversation centers on the person’s experience and goals. The therapist listens without judgment and responds to what matters most to the client, which helps when people are unsure where to begin. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes short-term goal setting and practical steps, which can be useful for career decisions or quick symptom relief.Choosing the right approach is part of the work and is done together. Erika will ask about goals, preferences, and how problems show up in daily life, then recommend ways of working that fit each person. Sessions are adjusted over time if something isn’t helping.
Practical benefits of online therapy make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to keep steady progress between appointments. Online work can reduce travel time, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and make it simpler to attend from a workplace break or between commitments. Because specific session formats are not listed in the original biography, confirm current session options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or another format will be used.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Erika commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, low self-esteem, career difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, parenting questions, and life transitions such as adoption and foster care.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Erika creates an open, nonjudgmental space and focuses on listening first. She combines client-centered conversation with practical techniques to help people make immediate changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional work experience in social work and related clinical settings.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, in New York and also listed as LISW-CP in South Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.