About Erika
Erika Garcia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 26 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and help with concentration and memory. Erika emphasizes practical steps and steady support so people feel less overwhelmed and more able to move forward.
She uses straightforward techniques drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice what matters and take realistic steps toward it.
Background and approach
Trauma-Focused Therapy is used when past events continue to cause distress. Sessions focus on clear goals, doable skills, and steady progress rather than jargon or abstract theory. Erika helps people sort through life changes, grieving, and struggles with self-esteem or guilt.
She also offers support for panic attacks, social anxiety, and issues linked to chronic illness or fertility concerns. Conversations address real-life problems and practical coping strategies that can be used between sessions. Her background in California practice includes working across multicultural concerns and immigration-related stress.
She approaches each person as the expert on their own life and builds on the strengths they already have. Erika aims to make therapy a collaborative process with concrete tools and honest conversation. Therapy can be scheduled in formats that fit daily life.
People can expect focused sessions that balance listening, teaching skills, and planning next steps.
Approaches that guide online care
Erika uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take small actions that match what matters most. ACT focuses on noticing difficult thoughts without getting stuck and committing to behavior that builds a meaningful life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and to practice new responses. CBT breaks problems into small steps so people can test changes and see what works for reducing anxiety or mood symptoms.
Trauma-Focused Therapy is brought in when past experiences keep causing fear or avoidance. That work aims to reduce distress from traumatic memories and to rebuild a sense of safety in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before, then try methods that fit those needs. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions can happen by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy lives. Video works well for longer talk sessions, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suit quick check-ins or steps between appointments. These formats make it simpler to schedule consistent care around work, childcare, or other responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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