About Ericka
Ericka Ferrias is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure what to do next. She works with common problems like depression, anxiety, trauma, and the day-to-day strain of stress. Her approach aims to make change feel manageable instead of overwhelming.
She focuses on finding the root causes that keep someone stuck. In sessions she helps people notice the thoughts and habits that get in the way.
Background and approach
Then she and the client try out new ways of thinking and acting that can ease symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Ericka uses practical tools from therapies such as cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people move toward what matters to them.
Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants help finding internal reasons to change. She describes therapy as a collaborative process. The client stays in the driver’s seat while Ericka provides guidance, feedback, and coping strategies.
Sessions aim to build skills that a person can use between meetings. With 11 years of experience, she has worked with a wide range of concerns including grief, parenting strain, relationship issues, substance concerns, career stress, and identity questions. Sessions are offered in English and take place through online formats suited to different needs and schedules.
Online therapy using practical approaches
Ericka commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep a person feeling stuck. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people accept difficult emotions while committing to actions that match their values. ACT can help with motivation and long‑term change.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then choose or blend methods together. This is a collaborative process aimed at matching techniques to what actually helps the individual make progress.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls work well when video isn’t possible, live chat can be used for quicker check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English