About Erica
Dr. Erica Sanders is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience. She combines practical therapy methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship struggles.
Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping people take clearer next steps when life feels overwhelming. Dr. Sanders uses approaches that focus on how relationships and attachment shape feelings and behavior.
She also draws on cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking, and client-centered work to keep conversations grounded in each person's priorities.
Background and approach
Sessions often include goal-focused tools and short-term strategies to reduce intense worry and improve everyday functioning. Her background includes a Doctorate from Barry University and a bachelor’s and master’s degree from The University of Texas at Arlington. She holds LCSW credentials in Texas and Arizona, and has worked in multiple clinical settings over her career.
That breadth of experience informs a flexible style that fits different life situations. Areas she commonly addresses include anxiety and depression, family conflict, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stresses, and career or life transitions. Additional focuses include attachment issues, blended family challenges, body image, caregiving strain, and commitment or communication problems.
Therapy with Dr. Sanders is collaborative. She helps people connect the dots between past patterns and current choices, and supports practical steps toward calmer, more confident daily life.
Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients via online formats.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Dr. Sanders commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships influence current patterns. This approach helps people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and can be useful for intimacy, abandonment, and communication issues.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and works well for stress, anxiety, and mood concerns by teaching coping skills and strategies you can use between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust the work as needed over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and run full therapy sessions. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a work break. Live chat and text messaging make it possible to send quick updates, try short tools, or maintain momentum between longer sessions. These options offer more flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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