LCSW, 6 years of experience
The weight of the world and our own pain or fears often feel so enormously heavy to carry alone; each of us needs a place to lay down these stressors and talk through the challenges we carry that feels caring, safe, and non-judgmental. As a therapist, it is my aim to have therapy serve as one of these soft landing places as you navigate the difficulties you are enduring. As you seek healing and clarity, I will always offer a warm and empathetic environment for you to gain comfort and confidence in exploring who you are, what you want, and how past experiences or current circumstances may be impacting your life.
At the heart of meaningful therapy is a meaningful therapy relationship! My top priority is to build a deep and genuine relationship together where you know you are seen and cared for, and feel safe in doing the courageous work of therapy. To that end, our first session allows us a chance to get to know each other, work towards dispelling any fear or intimidation around the therapy process, and set a foundation for our new therapy relationship. We can expect in that first session to spend some time going over some information about starting therapy and answering questions you may have, hearing a little information about me and my approach, and spend most of the time talking about what things are like for you right now and what you’re hoping to get out of therapy.
I believe, honor, and cherish that no two clients are the same, nor are their needs! I believe you are the expert of your life and of your story, and see myself as journeying alongside you as you uncover more and more of your own truth and your own strength. I aim to have our therapy serve as a soft landing place as you navigate the challenges and stressors you are carrying, and am always going to offer a warm and empathetic environment for you to be able to comfortably explore who you are and what’s going on in life. Therapy is no joke, and neither are our struggles, but humor can often go hand in hand with hope and healing, and I can make space for laughter with clients who want to in the moments where we find some lightness together. I am accepting of, equally regard, and have experience working with people across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, any religious or faith traditions, and all racial identities or ethnicities. Know that no matter your background, identity, or beliefs, I welcome you.
I work with adults of all ages, and am especially suited to working with adult professionals and college-aged adults who are seeking healing and clarity in their lives. Our twenties, thirties, and often our forties are a time of such learning about who we are, what we want, and what past experiences or current circumstances and behaviors might be impacting how we do or do not go about building the life we seek! My clients, regardless of age, are often seeking to understand how they got to this current place in life, to process events or traumas that may have occurred and be impacting them (often now presenting as anxiety, uncertainty, low confidence or poor self-image, and/or depressive symptoms), and to determine a path forward in the building of a meaningful life.
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May 1, 2025
My requirements for choosing my first therapist were incredibly vague. Erica's profile was set apart because she "leaves room for laughter" in sessions; I have found that to be true. I often cope with humor, and we giggle at my joke before breaking it down and getting into the therapy speak. She's authentic and warm —I genuinely believe she cares for me.
I utilize a primarily ACT- based approach in order to help clients identify their deepest values and further develop meaningful lives around those values. When we actively recognize and choose to live by what we value most and how we want to move through the world, we can face our problems with greater confidence in and compassion for ourselves.
I utilize a psychodynamic approach in order to help clients reflect on and make connections between their past experiences and events, and their current struggles and suffering. It can feel healing to connect the dots and find some of these answers.
As a therapist and simply as a person living in our modern world, I recognize that a great many of us have experienced and have lived with trauma impacting us at some point in our lives. As such, I practice from a trauma-informed perspective in order to create an emotionally safe environment for clients to explore what feels pressing in their lives. I have worked with many folks with complex and multiple severe traumas over the years, and am able and comfortable to hold space for my clients’ experiences and stories.