About Elrick
Elrick Nelson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with 25 years of experience. He focuses on helping people facing stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, and mood concerns. He presents a calm, practical presence that helps people take the first step toward change.
He aims to make sessions feel straightforward and respectful. Elrick creates space for clients to say what they think and feel without judgment. He works at a pace the client can manage and helps set clear, realistic goals.
Background and approach
Elrick draws on approaches that include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness to help people shift unhelpful patterns. He also uses hypnotherapy and motivational interviewing depending on what fits a person’s situation. Those methods are used to address symptoms and daily challenges rather than to promise specific outcomes.
In session he listens closely and uses practical tools people can try between meetings. That can mean short exercises, changes in routine, or ways to reframe stressful thoughts. He helps people track progress and adjust strategies as needed.
People who prefer a straightforward, nonjudgmental therapist often find his style helpful. He encourages small, steady steps and offers clear explanations about what to expect. Getting started usually begins with a short intake and a plan tailored to each person's needs.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship, letting the person set the pace and topics for sessions. It helps people feel heard and supported when facing anxiety, grief, or life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses practical exercises and short homework tasks to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and reactivity. These techniques can help with sleep, anger, and overwhelming feelings by training attention and present-moment noticing.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. That collaborative process is part of early sessions rather than a one-time decision.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel. Phone sessions can fit into a break or be used when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, quick skill practice, or when a written format feels easier. These options increase flexibility so therapy can fit real-life schedules and needs.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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