About Erika
Erika Hayes is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in Ohio who focuses on grief, stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and coping with life changes. She aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for people facing emotional challenges. Sessions are framed around clear goals and practical steps rather than medical jargon.
Erika helps people notice patterns in communication and set healthier boundaries. She guides conversations about family of origin issues and family problems in ways that feel manageable.
Background and approach
For those facing hospice or end-of-life situations she offers calm support and practical strategies for coping with loss. Her style is collaborative. Clients and the clinician work together to set aims and try small changes between sessions.
Erika uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques chosen to match each person’s needs. She focuses on things that can change day to day, like how someone talks about a problem or how they respond when stressed. Erika draws on six years of clinical experience and the Ohio LPCC credential.
That background informs how she structures sessions and suggests tools people can use at home. She explains options clearly so people can decide what feels right for them. People who come for help can expect steady, practical support for communication problems, grief, anxiety, and adjusting to life transitions.
The work is paced to the person and aims for small, realistic improvements over time.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Erika uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One approach emphasizes communication skills training to help people speak more clearly, set boundaries, and reduce conflict. This approach helps with relationship strain and day-to-day interactions.Another approach centers on grief and loss support, offering structured ways to process mourning and handle end-of-life concerns. That work includes coping strategies and rituals that can ease the emotional load. Both approaches rely on techniques shown to help people manage symptoms of stress and anxiety and to improve daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Erika collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, concerns, and comfort level. She adjusts methods over time based on what is helpful, inviting feedback and small experiments between sessions.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging allow short check-ins and written reflections between longer sessions. These formats help people access consistent support while balancing work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Relationship issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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