Erica Ashley , LPC

Erica Ashley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, and women's issues. She works from a strength-based stance and focuses on each person's abilities and values. Sessions aim to be respectful, compassionate, and practical.

She uses an approach that centers the client. That means conversations begin with what matters to the person and build goals from there. Erica emphasizes whole-person care - mind, body, and spirit - and tailors interventions to each situation. This makes therapy feel concrete and useful for everyday life.

Erica often brings Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies for emotion regulation and skills practice, and uses Motivational Interviewing to support people facing addiction or readiness challenges. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing can be part of trauma-focused work when appropriate.

She has worked with many people on family and parenting concerns, blended family issues, communication problems, fatherhood issues, and relationship strain. Other areas she supports include body image, self-esteem, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and navigating life changes. Panic, phobias, personality concerns, bipolar disorder, and ADHD are also within her clinical focus.

Erica practices in Louisiana and provides help in English. Her sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat, or messaging to fit different schedules and needs. She encourages small steps and practical tools so progress can show up between sessions.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered work focuses on the person's needs and values in each session, with the therapist following the client's lead to set goals and choose next steps. This approach helps people who want collaborative, personalized support for everyday stresses and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical strategies for changing unhelpful thinking and building new behaviors, and it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, panic, and some trauma-related symptoms.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships. It is helpful for people who struggle with impulsivity, anger, intense mood shifts, or relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to test methods, adjust techniques, and choose what fits best based on goals and preferences. That process usually evolves over a few sessions and can blend methods as needed.

Online therapy with Erica is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skills demonstrations. Phone sessions can be an easier option when bandwidth or visual focus is a concern. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when someone prefers writing through thoughts. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep consistent progress.