About Erika
Erika Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Louisiana who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and issues with relationships and intimacy. She also supports those coping with parenting challenges, ADHD, self-esteem struggles, anger, and major life changes. Erika brings ten years of experience to her work and welcomes people from varied backgrounds.
She builds sessions around a strong therapeutic relationship. Erika listens first and aims to make the space calm and nonjudgmental.
Background and approach
She encourages honesty and curiosity so clients can speak about what matters most to them. Erika’s practical approach blends client-centered care with cognitive methods and existential thinking. That means she pays attention to each person’s values and choices while using straightforward tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to set clear steps forward. In sessions she helps people identify patterns, set small goals, and practice new responses. Conversations often include exploring feelings, weighing options, and planning concrete actions to try between sessions.
The focus is on useful change more than labels or tests. Her background includes work in a range of settings with diverse clients across Louisiana. Erika aims to meet people where they are and tailor her approach to each person’s needs.
She accepts English-language sessions and works with international clients when appropriate.
Therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Erika uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on each person’s experience and values, offering empathic listening and support so clients can make sense of their feelings and choices. She pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a hands-on approach that helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test practical changes in behavior to reduce anxiety and depression.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Erika works collaboratively to figure out what methods match a client’s goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they try techniques, track what helps, and adjust the plan over time to stay useful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep consistent work on goals despite busy schedules or travel.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English