About Erica
Erica Ashley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana with 20 years of clinical experience. She approaches sessions from a strengths-based, nonjudgmental stance and aims to help people feel heard and respected from the first meeting. Erica emphasizes practical steps so clients can begin making small changes quickly.
Her work centers on emotional concerns like anxiety, depression, stress, and grief. She also supports people managing ADHD, addiction, anger, and relationship strain.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and doable strategies rather than long lectures. Erica uses a whole-person view that considers mind, body, and spirit. She draws on client-centered methods to follow each person’s lead and build trust.
This means listening closely, noticing strengths, and tailoring the plan to fit the individual. She also integrates tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and skills-based work to address unhelpful thinking and emotional regulation. When trauma or painful memories are present, she uses additional approaches designed to help reduce distress and move forward.
The overall aim is to create a safe space for honest work and steady progress. Erica works with parents and individuals dealing with family and blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, body image, self-esteem, and communication problems. She encourages realistic, measurable steps so clients can track small wins and adjust goals over time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client’s lead to build trust and set goals. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort through feelings and figure out priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and problems with focus or impulsivity.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills in emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These tools can help with anger, impulsivity, relationship conflicts, and intense emotions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend starting points. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most and what fits daily life.
Online therapy with this clinician is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow quick updates, writing out thoughts, or keeping progress between meetings. These options offer flexibility to fit appointments into busy schedules and different day-to-day demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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