About Erik
Erik Buskard uses a practical, client-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. He holds an ME LCPC and brings nine years of clinical experience to sessions. He aims to make each meeting straightforward and focused on the issues you bring.
He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through their thoughts and feelings. Sessions are collaborative - goals are set together and adjusted as needs change.
Background and approach
This plainspoken approach helps people try new ways of coping without feeling pressured. Erik draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and to build clearer, more effective habits. He uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how past connections shape current relationships.
Mindfulness techniques are offered to strengthen emotional awareness and reduce reactivity. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused methods make practical steps feel doable. These strategies help when facing addictions, parenting strain, anger, or major life changes.
The therapist also supports people managing ADHD and self-esteem struggles. Erik has worked across settings in Maine and brings experience with family conflict and relationship issues. He encourages small, steady changes that fit into daily life.
If someone wants a direct, steady partner through change, his work is aimed at clear, manageable progress.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Erik often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person’s perspective, giving space to be heard and to set goals at a comfortable pace.He also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. That approach can help with relationship strain, parenting concerns, and patterns of reacting to stress. Together these approaches are applied practically so clients can test changes between sessions and report back on what works.
Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Treatment is adjusted over time based on progress and what feels most useful to the client.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer therapy sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging make it easier to fit brief support into a busy day. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Maine
- Languages
- English