Erica Kesse , LPC-MHSP

Erica Kesse is a licensed professional counselor with nine years of experience. She centers sessions on helping people pause, notice what they feel, and start making small changes that matter. Erica focuses on LGBT concerns, relationships, trauma and abuse, career and coaching, and depression while also addressing related life stressors.

Her approach begins with a client-centered way of working. That means she listens closely and follows each person's pace rather than imposing a fixed plan. From there she draws on practical tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods to help people test new ways of thinking and take concrete steps forward.

Erica also uses narrative ideas to help people reframe painful stories and find different meanings after distressing events. For clients processing trauma, she applies trauma-focused techniques aimed at reducing intense reactions and building coping skills. The emphasis is on safety, pacing, and skills practice.

She treats a wide range of life concerns that often overlap, such as fertility stress, caregiving burden, workplace challenges, and struggles with sexuality or non-traditional relationship structures. Erica pays attention to cultural and multicultural factors and the ways prejudice or discrimination can affect mental health.

Erica works with clients in Tennessee and accepts international clients as well. She meets people through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Erica holds the credential LPC-MHSP, which indicates her licensed professional counselor status in Tennessee.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's pace so they feel heard and supported; it helps with depression, relationship stress, and identity questions by creating a steady space for change. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is useful for panic, low mood, and problem-solving in work or relationships. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and is often paired with coaching goals like career shifts or managing life transitions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first, adjust strategies over time, and combine approaches when that fits the client's goals and preferences. This makes sessions flexible and tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues and face-to-face conversation matter. Phone calls can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and messaging let people send brief updates, ask questions between sessions, or choose a lower-intensity way to stay connected. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work across locations and schedules.