About
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Addiction concerns
About Erica
Erica Christopher is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on everyday struggles adults bring from home, including stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, intimacy issues, parenting pressure, and mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar. Sessions are offered in English.
Erica uses a person-centered way of working. She helps people set clear, practical goals and looks for strengths they can use day to day. Conversations are direct and focused on aligning thoughts, feelings, and actions so changes feel workable and realistic.
She often helps adults who feel stuck or misunderstood. That includes people coping with life changes, workplace stress, social anxiety, money worries, and problems with communication or attachment. Erica also addresses patterns like codependency, impulsivity, avoidant or dependent personality concerns, and issues tied to substance use.
Her approach emphasizes steady, concrete steps rather than abstract ideas. That might mean short experiments to test new behaviors, strategies to manage overwhelming feelings, or focused skills for handling conflict and jealousy. She supports clients in naming priorities and tracking progress over time.
Erica guides the initial planning and adjusts as needs change. New clients complete a brief questionnaire and then schedule a first session to map goals and next steps. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and international clients are not accepted.
How sessions work
Evidence-based approaches and how they translate online
Erica describes her work using person-centered and strength-focused practices. Person-centered work means conversations center on the adult’s goals and experiences, with the therapist following the client’s concerns and priorities. This helps when stress or relationship worries feel too large to tackle all at once.Strength-based work highlights skills and resources a person already has. Sessions often identify small, practical steps a person can try between meetings to test new ways of handling parenting demands, anxiety, or workplace conflict. That approach suits people who want concrete actions alongside discussion.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Erica will work with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and preferences. She collaborates on a plan, revisits what is working, and adjusts strategies as issues change.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy day, for example by shortening travel time or allowing check-ins during a work break. Others appreciate being able to continue care after a move or during life transitions without changing therapists. Ask about available formats and scheduling when you complete the initial questionnaire.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she help with?
She helps adults address parenting pressure, family problems, communication issues, and intimacy-related difficulties affecting home life.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centered approach and a strength-based perspective focused on practical goals and everyday steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience as a clinician working with adults on mood, stress, addictions, and relationship challenges.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in California and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are sessions billed or priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.