About Erika
Erika Roberts is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years in mental health. She has spent much of her career helping people who faced homelessness, youth with complex needs, and individuals with severe mental health concerns. Erika is comfortable supporting people on the autism spectrum and those who identify as LGBTQIA+.
Her style balances warmth with practical steps. Sessions aim to leave people with usable tools, or at least the relief of being heard.
Background and approach
She believes in treating everyone with compassion, respect, and care while also offering gentle challenges that promote growth. Erika uses a mix of approaches that match the needs in the room. She commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help manage strong emotions and unhelpful thinking.
She also integrates attachment-based and client-centered ideas when relationships and personal history are central concerns. People bring many worries into therapy, from stress and anxiety to grief, addiction, or changes in life circumstances. Erika works with these concerns and with issues such as ADHD, body image, and caregiver stress.
Her goal is to help each person move toward clearer goals and better day-to-day coping. Sessions are practical and straightforward. Erika aims for progress that feels real - small steps, new skills, and clearer choices.
She hopes to help people enrich their lives and work toward their full potential.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Erika often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. CBT focuses on practical strategies like problem-solving, tracking thoughts, and building new routines to reduce anxiety and depression.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness. DBT tools are helpful when emotions feel overwhelming or when relationships are a source of stress. Attachment-based ideas are also woven in when patterns from early relationships affect current coping and connection.
Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Erika will work with each person to choose approaches that fit their goals and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time based on what is helpful and what isn’t, so therapy can evolve as needs change.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for full conversations and skill practice, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy day. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other responsibilities while keeping a steady path toward improved coping and clearer choices.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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