About Ericka
Ericka Surowaniec is a licensed professional counselor in Wisconsin who uses a warm, person-first approach. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, and depression. Her style is straightforward and supportive for people starting therapy for the first time or returning after a break.
With six years of clinical work, she has supported people in outpatient and medication‑assisted treatment settings. She meets with individuals, couples, and groups, and has experience delivering care both in person and via telehealth.
Background and approach
Sessions are framed to encourage honest sharing without judgment. Ericka uses client-centered methods to build collaboration and trust. She pays attention to each person's values and choices so therapy fits their life.
She also draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning and direction during hard seasons. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns beyond core mood and addiction issues. These include chronic pain, co-morbidity, dissociation, codependency, family of origin struggles, guilt and shame, infidelity, narcissism, and isolation.
She can help people talk through loneliness, life purpose, and the emotional impact of illness. Sessions are available in English and Polish and offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability.
How client-centered and existential approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's lead. The therapist reflects feelings, asks open questions, and helps people feel heard so they can work through stress, anxiety, and recovery challenges. Existential therapy looks at meaning, choice, and responsibility. It can help people facing life transitions, grappling with purpose, or feeling stuck during emotional pain.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and adapt methods as needed. This is a collaborative process where treatment choices are reviewed together and adjusted over time to fit changing needs.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can work well when less bandwidth is available or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer short, flexible exchanges that can fit between tasks or during busy days. These formats make it easier to connect from different locations and schedules while keeping therapy practical and accessible.
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What this counselor works with
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- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English, Polish