Erica Thompson
Supportive, practical therapy for life’s challenges
LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 7 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Erica
Erica Thompson is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction challenges, low self-esteem, depression, and transitions in life.
Background and approach
With seven years of professional experience and a client-centered outlook, she emphasizes each person’s strengths and capacity for change while offering practical tools to address current struggles. Her work blends evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing to support motivation, build coping skills, and shift unhelpful thinking patterns.
Erica draws on a collaborative stance that values the client’s perspective and encourages active participation in setting goals and tracking progress. She also has experience addressing concerns like attachment and communication problems, body image, grief and forgiveness issues, and complex presentations including dissociation, hoarding, and certain personality-related challenges.
Erica holds the LMHC credential (FL LMHC MH 20474) and provides care in English for clients located in Florida. She frames therapy as a courageous step toward greater wellbeing and aims to guide each person toward clearer coping strategies and more satisfying daily functioning.
Approaches and Access: How Erica Works Online
Erica commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression, and it provides concrete skills for managing cravings and stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration, helping clients feel heard while they explore values, motivation, and goals.
Choosing the most helpful approach is a shared process. Erica will collaborate with each person to clarify goals, try techniques, and adjust strategies over time so the therapy matches evolving needs and preferences rather than following a fixed plan.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, Erica aims to make participation more flexible and accessible for busy or geographically dispersed clients in Florida. These formats support consistent work on coping skills, thought patterns, and motivation while fitting into varied schedules and comfort levels.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English