- Addictions support
- Grief and loss
- Guilt and shame
About Erica
Erica Freeman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with four years of professional experience. She works with people who are coping with addictions, relationship struggles, family conflicts, grief, and major life changes. Erica also addresses concerns related to chronic pain or illness, communication difficulties, forgiveness, guilt and shame, hospice and end-of-life issues, and self-love.
Erica uses a client-centered, integrative approach. She draws on a mix of techniques such as cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and solution-focused brief work. In sessions she helps people name concrete goals and then takes small steps toward those goals.
Sessions focus on practical strategies and clear communication. She offers a straightforward way of talking through what’s happening now, what patterns repeat, and what might change. Conversations often include skill practice, short experiments to try between sessions, and review of what worked.
Erica pays attention to the role of grief and loss when people carry guilt or shame. She helps clients separate what they are responsible for now from old stories that continue to cause pain. Work may include learning new ways to respond to triggers and rebuilding a sense of self beyond mistakes.
When people are facing chronic illness or end-of-life concerns, she blends practical planning with emotional support. The focus stays on the client's priorities and values, and on actionable steps to improve daily life. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Erica’s approaches translate to online work
Erica commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices. Cognitive behavioral ideas help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test them with small actions. Mindfulness practices help build present-moment awareness so old reactions to guilt or shame show up more clearly and can be changed.She also uses solution-focused brief techniques that help identify immediate goals and small steps toward them. This can be useful when someone needs concrete changes fast, such as improving communication or reducing a specific urge related to addiction.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Erica will work with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and preferences. Over the first few sessions she and the client check what helps and adjust the plan together.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-in appointments when time is tight, and avoid travel time. It also lets people use practices like mindfulness at home between sessions and try real-life experiments that can be discussed on the next visit.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address related to guilt or shame?
She works with guilt and shame connected to relationships, family conflict, addictions, grief, chronic illness, and life changes.
How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame in therapy?
Her approach is client-centered and integrative, using cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to identify patterns and try practical steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience as a clinician working with the concerns listed in her profile.
What credential and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Can people who live outside the United States work with her?
She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.
What session formats are available?
Session formats were not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.