Erika (she/her) is a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology at Walden University and a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC). She brings an integrative, trauma-informed background that bridges clinical psychology, behavioral health, and holistic wellness. Her work reflects a deep commitment to the interconnectedness of body, mind, and nervous system, grounded in the belief that meaningful healing emerges through self-awareness, balance, and relational safety.
Erika has experience working in private practice and community mental health settings, supporting individuals, couples, families, and diverse populations across the lifespan. She has worked with adults, adolescents, and children presenting with complex emotional, relational, and developmental concerns, and she values culturally responsive, LGBTQ+ affirming, and neurodiversity-affirming care.
Therapeutic Approach
Erika’s therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and attuned. She prioritizes creating a safe, trusting therapeutic relationship where clients feel supported in exploring both vulnerability and growth. Her approach is trauma-informed and integrative, blending humanistic and existential perspectives with evidence-based and depth-oriented modalities.
She integrates psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, motivational interviewing, and systems-oriented therapy to address both underlying patterns and present-day challenges. Erika also incorporates somatic and nervous-system–based interventions, including polyvagal-informed practices, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), and body-based awareness to support emotional regulation, trauma recovery, and resilience.
Erika works collaboratively with clients to understand the “why” beneath symptoms while building practical tools for coping, executive functioning, and sustainable change. She views therapy as a relational process that supports insight, regulation, and empowerment.
Clinical Interests & Areas of Focus
- Anxiety and depression
- Trauma, PTSD, and complex trauma
- ADHD and executive functioning coaching
- Neurodivergent-affirming therapy
- OCD
- Emotional regulation and nervous system dysregulation
- Stress, burnout, and life transitions
- Identity development and self-esteem
- Relationships, couples, and family dynamics
- LGBTQ+ inclusive and affirming care
- Mind–body connection, somatic work, and mindfulness
- Spirituality, meaning-making, and purpose
Populations Served
Adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds
Theoretical Lens
Erika’s clinical lens is rooted in humanistic and existential theory, while thoughtfully integrating psychodynamic exploration, CBT, DBT-informed skills, motivational interviewing, systems therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches. She views clients as active participants in their healing process and strives to meet each person with curiosity, compassion, and respect for their lived experience.
