About Erica
Erica Youngblood is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who helps people navigate anxiety, stress, and life transitions. She offers a calm, steady presence and straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by work, relationships, or major changes. Her approach is practical and conversational.
Erica listens first, then helps people set small, clear goals. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge unhelpful thinking and from solution-focused work to build immediate steps forward.
Background and approach
Over ten years in clinical settings have shaped her into a clinician who values real-world solutions. She helps people sharpen communication skills, set boundaries, and address workplace strain. She also supports those coping with postpartum depression, compassion fatigue, and questions about life purpose.
Sessions emphasize collaboration and steady progress. Motivational interviewing is part of her style when someone needs help finding motivation or making a change. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when emotional regulation and coping strategies are needed.
Erica provides care to people seeking help with self-esteem, relationships, and career concerns. She brings warmth and practical strategies to each meeting. Her work focuses on clear steps people can use between sessions to make life feel more manageable.
Therapeutic approaches that translate online
Erica uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person in the room. That approach emphasizes empathy, validation, and working at a person’s own pace to identify goals and next steps.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT offers practical exercises and homework that work well over video or messaging to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new habits.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Erica will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try approaches that fit best. Sessions can shift over time as priorities change, and she checks in regularly about what is or isn’t helping.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a shorter break or require less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to use therapeutic tools consistently and to practice skills in everyday situations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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