About Ericka
Ericka Ferrias, LPC, works with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unmotivated. She speaks plainly about symptoms like racing thoughts, overthinking, anxiety, and depression so clients can quickly know what to expect. Her style is direct and supportive while keeping the person in control of choices and pace.
She uses practical steps to help people identify what keeps them stuck. Sessions focus on finding root causes and then testing new ways of thinking and acting.
Background and approach
That can mean shifting unhelpful habits, practicing different coping skills, or trying small behavior changes between meetings. Ericka blends techniques that include mindful awareness and cognitive tools. She also draws on acceptance-oriented strategies and motivational interviewing to help people notice their values and move toward them.
The result is a mix of short-term problem solving and longer-term changes in how someone responds to stress. Her work covers a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, trauma, depression, anger, addiction, grief, self-esteem, career stress, and ADHD. She pays attention to attachment issues, abandonment, commitment and control struggles, and cultural factors that shape someone’s day-to-day life.
With 11 years of clinical experience in Texas, Ericka aims to make therapy straightforward and goal-focused. Sessions involve clear steps, homework that fits real life, and regular check-ins on progress. She encourages people to set small, meaningful goals and tracks change over time.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Ericka uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when hard feelings show up. ACT often focuses on actions and real-life practice, which can be discussed and planned in online sessions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a hands-on approach that identifies unhelpful thinking and tests new behaviors. CBT works well over video or phone because it relies on clear exercises, thought records, and action plans that you can try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and daily routines, then try strategies that fit the person’s life. Adjustments are made as needed so the plan stays practical and useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy days. Video calls let you use visual cues for deeper conversations, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat formats are useful for brief check-ins or coaching-style support. These options give flexibility in how often and how you connect with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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