Erica Thompson, LMHC

Erica Thompson is a licensed mental health counselor with seven years of clinical experience in Florida. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, addictions, and big life changes. Erica approaches each person with respect and a focus on their existing strengths. She sees the first step of reaching out as a brave move and aims to make the next steps clear and manageable.

Erica believes clients are the experts on their own stories. In sessions she listens first, then offers practical ways to try different coping strategies. She uses client-centered work to build a trusting, collaborative relationship. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and to practice new patterns of behavior.

Mindfulness practices are introduced when people want tools to manage stress and anxiety in the moment. Motivational interviewing is used to support people who are working through addictions or who feel stuck making changes. Existential ideas help when clients face questions about purpose, loss, or transitions.

Her background includes seven years of hands-on practice with a range of concerns from body image and attachment issues to fatherhood problems, hoarding, and living with HIV or AIDS. Erica keeps sessions focused and practical, aiming to leave clients with skills they can use between meetings.

Sessions are conducted in English in Florida. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking and can begin by completing the intake steps on the site.

How Erica's Methods Translate to Online Therapy

Erica uses client-centered work to create a collaborative relationship where the client's goals lead the way. That approach focuses on listening, understanding the person's priorities, and shaping sessions around what matters most to them.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify patterns of thinking and behavior that increase stress or hold someone back. CBT offers clear, task-focused tools such as thought records and behavioral experiments that people can practice between sessions to see real changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Erica will help the client decide which combination of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is made together and can shift as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person visit would be difficult. It can also let people use breathwork or mindfulness exercises in the moment and practice CBT tools where they live and work.