About Erika
Erika Torres is an LMFT practicing in California who helps people manage anxiety, stress, relationship strain, and life changes. She aims to help clients build on their strengths and find more joy in day-to-day life. Her tone is straightforward and supportive, with a touch of humor when it fits.
Erika uses a mix of practical techniques to help people move forward. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking.
Background and approach
Solution-Focused Therapy helps set clear, short-term goals so progress shows up quickly. Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach when making changes feels hard. That method helps people find their own reasons to change and keeps momentum steady.
Attachment-based ideas also inform how she looks at relationship patterns and emotional needs. Her style is empowering and direct. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and building skills to handle current problems.
She talks through concrete steps clients can try between visits and checks in on what works. Erika has 13 years of experience across several practice settings. She works with concerns such as parenting, career decisions, grief, addiction struggles, body image, postpartum depression, immigration issues, and caregiver stress.
Sessions are offered in English and she practices under the California LMFT credential. Clients connect with her by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling sessions according to availability. Therapy is delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How Erika’s approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based thinking looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. In online sessions this can help people notice how they seek closeness or pull away in romantic and family relationships, and then try new ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions; it helps people spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and stress.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the work stays practical and relevant to real life.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video lets people use visual cues for relationship work; phone can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth; chat or text is useful for shorter check-ins and between-session support. These options aim to increase flexibility and make it possible to get consistent help without long commutes.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Stress, Anxiety
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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