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Erika Williams

Compassionate counseling with practical strategies

LPC Louisiana

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Anger
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Erika

Erika Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with a decade of clinical experience. She has supported people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, and a range of life transitions.

Background and approach

Erika also addresses issues such as addiction, infidelity, communication and control struggles, blended family dynamics, multicultural concerns, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Her style centers on building a strong therapeutic relationship where honesty, empathy, and mutual curiosity guide the work.

Erika weaves Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered and existential perspectives, and draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to tailor interventions to each person’s needs. She encourages creativity and humility in sessions while helping clients identify practical steps toward their goals.

Clients can expect a collaborative process that emphasizes understanding personal values, confronting obstacles with courage, and developing skills to manage emotions and behavior. Erika aims to help individuals discover strengths and meaning while navigating challenging circumstances and making sustainable changes.

Approaches and Flexibility in Online Therapy

Erika uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and ADHD-related challenges. She also incorporates client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and creating a collaborative environment where clients set the pace and focus of their work.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process; she works with each person to determine which methods best match their goals, needs, and preferences and may integrate techniques from several approaches as treatment progresses. That shared decision-making helps ensure the approach evolves in response to what is most helpful.

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 possible to access a licensed professional from various locations, coordinate around busy lives, and continue consistent work toward goals even when in-person meetings are not feasible.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, coping with life changes, and LGBT related concerns among others.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her style emphasizes a strong therapeutic alliance, curiosity, empathy, and honesty, combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered, existential, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience working in a variety of settings with diverse client concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the license LA LPC 4688 and practices in Louisiana.
Does she work with nonlocal or international clients?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
In what session formats does she provide therapy?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for beginning therapy with her?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseAnger managementSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessForgivenessImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMulticultural concernsPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Louisiana

Languages

English