- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Erica
Erica Thompson is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults carrying stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and the challenge of life changes. Erica also addresses issues people bring around guilt and shame, forgiveness, attachment, body image, and family-related conflict.
She centers sessions on listening and building on each person's strengths. Erica treats people as the expert of their own story and helps them notice patterns that keep them stuck. Conversations are direct and practical, with attention to what a person wants to change and what has already worked for them.
Her practical methods include cognitive behavioral strategies to test unhelpful thoughts, and motivational interviewing to increase readiness for change. She also draws on client-centered practices that prioritize the person's goals and existential themes about meaning and responsibility when those topics arise.
Sessions often involve trying small experiments between meetings, practicing mindful attention to difficult feelings, and naming thoughts that fuel guilt or shame. Erica helps people break problems into manageable steps and reframe who they are beyond a single action or story.
Her approach is straightforward and respectful. She aims to help people clarify what they want, reduce the daily weight of self-criticism, and develop ways to cope that fit their life. To begin, people use the site's matching questionnaire and book an initial session.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Erica often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that feed guilt or shame. She also draws on client-centered therapy, which prioritizes the person's goals and perspectives while the therapist listens and reflects.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Erica will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to emphasize based on their goals, comfort, and what has helped them so far. The plan can shift as progress and challenges become clearer.
Session format details are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it possible to meet from wherever a person has quieter surroundings. Licensed professionals often adapt interventions like homework, mindfulness practices, and behavioral experiments to an online setting so clients can apply skills between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to guilt and shame?
She works with guilt and shame alongside issues like depression, anxiety, addictions, and family problems. She also helps with forgiveness and body image concerns that often connect to shame.
How does she approach feelings of guilt?
Erica uses practical techniques such as cognitive behavioral strategies to identify and test unhelpful thoughts. She combines these with motivational interviewing to find what a person feels ready to change.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, self-esteem, and related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, listed as LMHC, and practices in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. The booking flow includes information about how sessions are offered.
How are costs handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, complete the matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.