Erica Ashley

Compassionate, practical counseling for life changes

LPC Louisiana

Experience: 20 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Parenting
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Erica

Erica Ashley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who draws on two decades of clinical experience to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, mood concerns, addiction, and a range of family and relationship challenges. She practices from a strength-based, client-centered stance that emphasizes empowerment, respect, and compassionate care.

Background and approach

Her work often blends practical skills with attention to the whole person - mind, body, and spirit - so interventions align with each client's values and daily life. Erica uses an integrative approach that includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside DBT, EMDR, motivational interviewing, and person-centered techniques depending on the concern.

She helps clients set collaborative goals and develops tailored strategies for coping with issues such as parenting and blended family dynamics, trauma and grief, anger and impulsivity, self-esteem and body image, and attention-related difficulties. Based in Louisiana and offering services in English, she supports people through change with steadiness and a focus on practical progress.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care

Erica integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical, skill-based exercises that can help with anxiety, depression, panic, and coping with life changes. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and collaboration so the client feels heard and respected while goals and interventions are developed together.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Erica treats selection of methods as a collaborative decision. She will explore a client's needs, preferences, and goals and then tailor techniques from CBT, DBT, EMDR, or motivational interviewing as appropriate to create a treatment plan that fits the person and the context of online care.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access consistent care from Louisiana without commuting, and they allow for ongoing skills practice, shorter check-ins, or longer therapeutic sessions depending on what the client and therapist decide works best.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Erica address?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family problems, parenting and blended family issues, ADHD, anger, self-esteem, and related concerns.

What is Erica's therapeutic style like?

Her style centers on unconditional positive regard and a strength-based, client-centered approach that emphasizes empowerment, respect, and compassionate care while collaborating on practical goals.

How much clinical experience does she bring?

Erica has 20 years of counseling experience working with individuals facing a wide array of emotional, behavioral, and relational challenges.

What credentials and location should I know about?

She holds the LPC credential and practices in Louisiana; her license is listed as LA LPC 6805.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available for therapy?

Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How is pricing handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps do I take to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse GriefBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changes ADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesBody imageCommunication problemsFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame ImpulsivityLife purposePanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Louisiana

Languages

English