- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Guilt and shame
About Erica
Dr. Erica Johnson is an LISW and an LICSW with ten years of clinical experience practicing in Pennsylvania. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career concerns, and coping with life changes, and lists additional focuses including abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication problems, control issues, emptiness, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and isolation and loneliness.
She uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods and keeps sessions practical. She helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck and learn skills to manage mood and anxiety. Conversations cover everyday problems as well as harder experiences from the past.
Her background includes clinical social work and years of experience in corporate settings supporting employees through personal and career challenges. That mix gives her a sense of how work, family, and personal life interact. She holds a Master of Social Work and a PhD in Organizational Behavior.
Her stated approach is integrative, strengths-based, and trauma-informed. She draws on cognitive and behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness, and compassion-focused practices, selecting tools that fit the client's goals.
In sessions she helps people build coping skills, reduce stress and anxiety, and examine long-standing patterns related to relationships and self-worth. She frames therapy as collaborative and practical, focusing on changes that matter in daily life.
Therapeutic approaches and how online work can fit
She describes an integrative approach that uses cognitive and behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. This style helps with anxiety, mood problems, and stuck patterns that keep guilt or shame active.She also draws on acceptance and commitment principles, which focus on clarifying values and learning ways to act toward those values even when painful feelings are present. Dialectical behavior skills and mindfulness practices are used to build emotion regulation and tolerance for difficult moments.
Choosing the exact mix of methods is collaborative. The therapist works with each person to decide which techniques match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as work progresses.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, it can reduce travel time, allow a shorter check-in during a lunch break, or avoid requiring camera use when that helps someone focus. Licensed professionals commonly use these practical benefits to help sessions fit everyday routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career issues, and coping with life changes, plus related concerns such as abandonment, codependency, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach therapy for shame and guilt?
She uses an integrative, evidence-informed approach that combines cognitive and behavioral techniques, acceptance-oriented work, skills training, mindfulness, and compassion-focused ideas to address guilt and shame.
What is her clinical background?
She has ten years of clinical experience, a Master of Social Work, and a PhD in Organizational Behavior, plus years working in corporate settings on employee well-being.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is listed as an LISW in Ohio and an LICSW in Alabama and practices in Pennsylvania.
Does she conduct sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.