About Erika
Erika Garcia is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of clinical experience in California. She focuses on practical support for people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and attention-related struggles like ADHD. Erika keeps language simple and sessions focused on real-life changes people can make.
In sessions she listens for strengths and routines that already work, then builds from there. She uses concrete tools to help with concentration, memory, and managing panic or overwhelming feelings.
Background and approach
Conversations are aimed at small, achievable steps rather than abstract ideas. Erika uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different actions. She also brings Trauma-Focused Therapy into work when past hurts are getting in the way.
The goal is to reduce avoidance, improve daily functioning, and increase what matters most to each person. Clients can expect an emphasis on practical strategies - breathing and grounding for panic, thought work for anxiety, and values-based goals for motivation and meaning.
She pays attention to cultural and immigration-related concerns and addresses fertility, chronic illness, and family of origin issues when they come up. Erika supports people taking first steps toward change by offering steady, down-to-earth guidance. She helps set manageable goals, track progress, and adjust plans as life shifts.
Using ACT, CBT, and Trauma-Focused Tools Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while still moving toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and concentration problems. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing and reducing the hold that past trauma has on daily life so people can feel safer and function better. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Erika will work with each person to pick techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts methods over time if something isn’t helping. Clients are invited to try ideas, give feedback, and help shape the plan so it fits their life. Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth or scheduling is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and written reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine while keeping the focus on practical change.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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