About Erika
Erika Marquez is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Texas with 18 years of clinical experience. She frames work around practical steps people can use every day. Her style aims to make therapy feel straightforward and focused on real-life change.
Erika often begins by helping people identify what matters most to them. From there she uses goal-focused techniques to break big problems into manageable steps. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, anger, and related struggles.
Background and approach
Sessions typically look like short-term problem solving mixed with deeper reflection on long-term patterns. Erika uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs, including acceptance strategies, cognitive tools, and client-centered listening. That combination helps address symptoms and the thoughts or habits that keep them in place.
She also pays attention to areas that often connect to mental health, such as communication breakdowns, control struggles, guilt and shame, and issues that arise in midlife or young adulthood. Erika has experience with first responder and veteran concerns, and with survivors of sexual assault or domestic violence.
People who choose her work with a counselor who values practical change and steady support. The focus is on clear steps, honest conversation, and learning ways to move forward even when the past feels heavy.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Erika uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. ACT focuses on values and committed action, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and ongoing stress. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical skills for managing mood and behavior. CBT works well for anxiety, depression, and many addiction-related concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Erika will talk through goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up, then recommend ways of working that fit each person. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit a busy life. Video calls are useful for full conversations and teaching new skills. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, between-session support, or when a shorter touchpoint helps maintain momentum.
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- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English