Erica Gilmore, LCPC

Erica Gilmore is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life changes. Erica emphasizes the client as the expert in their own story and encourages small steps toward change.

Erica has seven years holding the LCPC credential and a total of seven years in clinical practice under that license. She draws on straightforward conversation and focused feedback to help clients notice patterns and try different ways of coping. Sessions include listening, practical skill-building, and checking what actually helps in day-to-day life.

Her approach values the person first. Erica uses client-centered conversation to follow what matters most to each individual. She also integrates cognitive behavioral ideas to reshape unhelpful thoughts and dialectical behavior techniques to build emotion regulation skills when stress feels overwhelming.

Erica pays attention to relationships, intimacy, and the stresses of parenting and caregiving. She also supports people working through grief, career transitions, body image concerns, and issues related to ADHD and burnout. Her work includes addressing complicated histories such as abandonment or adoption and managing co-occurring challenges.

People looking for a practical, respectful conversation about change often find her style direct but compassionate. Erica encourages curiosity about habits and steady practice of new skills. She invites prospective clients to take the first step and complete the short matching questionnaire to begin scheduling.

How Erica’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what the person says matters most. In an online setting this means sessions center on the client's priorities and the therapist reflects understanding to help clarify goals and next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Online work can include short practical exercises, tracking patterns between sessions, and trying new behaviors in daily life to test what changes.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. Practicing DBT skills remotely can involve coaching on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication in real situations between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Erica collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the focus over time based on what actually helps the individual make steady progress.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Many people choose online work because it can fit into a lunch break, avoid travel time, or make it easier to keep appointments during a busy week. Discussing scheduling and session length at the start helps sessions fit into everyday life without promising a particular format.