Hi, welcome. I am so proud of you for taking the first step into your healing journey. My name is Erica and I have been working with children, adolescents, young adults and adults for over 15 years. I have a strong knowledge base of resources in the Philadelphia metro area. I recently had my second child and currently only have DAYTIME availability due to current clients having established evening sessions. I became a mom during COVID, which was a big transition for me and quite the journey. This means I can provide insight, compassion and knowledge about parenting issues, fertility struggles, traumatic labor and delivery and pregnancy loss. My experience includes case management and psychiatric acute care or what people call partial hospitalization; basically, I ensured that myself and my team helped clients stabilize during or after a crisis. I started my career in case management working with children and families, connecting them to community resources, and therapies, then I grew into acute care, running children and adolescent group therapy, family therapy and individual and crisis counseling. I have some experience in the Department of Corrections, addictions and juvenile justice. I returned to acute care, this time working with adults and then finally into individual counseling. Since most of my history is in acute care, I have a passion for working in crisis and trauma, working with all demographics. My extensive background in crisis and trauma allows me the compassion and space for those needing a little extra support, to check my email and text those clients throughout the day. I have recently completed Rutgers Certificate Program in Trauma Response and Crisis Intervention, as well as Completed the Dare to Lead, program by Brene Brown.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, I try to obtain the most detailed history as possible, the more information I have the best I can help you. This includes symptoms but also childhood and family and other systems.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Feedback from colleagues and clients have been consistent in managing and assessing crisis, quickly building connections and trust, while also being grounded. Much of my work is through the lens of trauma-informed care, with unique experience in pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum and all the feelings that come with being a parent and a mother.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
First responders, military and military families, new moms, parents, young adults, trauma, personality disorders, teens.