Dr. Erica Kapalamula, PhD
So you survived a pandemic, losses and uncertainty? Resilience is within you. My name is Dr. Erica, I am a psychotherapist and professor in the Chicago and Northwest Indiana area. I believe that we all possess abilities within us that can help us overcome the most difficult of times. Let us work together to use that same resilience to overcome other life stressors, be it anxiety, depression or relationship problems. I provide virtual sessions that allow you to sit in the comfort of your home while we explore possibilities to relieving the stress or discomfort you are experiencing. Empathy, openness and being nonjudgmental are some things that I hold dear to my practice.
My greatest strengths as a provider are being present with a client, being multiculturally aware and having a sense of humor and humility.
If you are tired of struggling in silence and feel like enough is enough, reach out today and let us work together to find possible solutions to the problem.
First session
In our first session, clients can expect to learn more about the therapeutic process and outline what they are hoping to get from therapy. My goal is to ensure that clients feel heard and understood in a judgment free space.
Strengths
My greatest strengths as a provider are being present with a client, being multiculturally aware and having a sense of humor and humility.
Ideal clients
Adults, Transgender Clients, LGBTQIA While I have numerous years of experience in a multitude of areas such as trauma, self-esteem and women's issues, I specialize in areas such as grief, anxiety, depression, relationship and LGBTQIA+ issues. My greatest strengths involve having a multicultural awareness when working with clients. I typically work with immigrants, couples and adults. My ideal client is a client who comes into therapy with a level of openness around the therapeutic process.
Treatment methods
Integrative
My treatment methods are integrative. I believe that each person has a uniqueness about them that requires methods that are tailored to their needs. As such, I employ various modalities when working with clients which include the use of DBT, CBT, Existential and Solution-Focused methods to treatment.
Location
Virtual sessions
Identifies as
Black / African American
Woman
Top specialties
Anxiety
Depression
Grief
Other specialties
Anger Management
Bipolar Disorder
Coping Skills
Family Conflict
LGBTQ
Self Esteem
Trauma and PTSD
Serves
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Individual Therapy
Licensed in
IllinoisLicense 180014983
IndianaLicense 39004446A