Ericka Bassey , LCSW, LICSW

Ericka Bassey is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience. She practices with warmth and practicality and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship and parenting concerns.

She draws on straightforward, person-focused methods to help people name what feels hard and find steps that make daily life easier. Sessions are tailored to each person's goals and paced to match what they can manage. Ericka values kindness and clear, doable plans over jargon.

Her background includes clinic, hospital, and community mental health settings. That mix gives her experience with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, addictions, and coping with major life changes. She also supports people facing caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, and multicultural concerns.

Ericka uses a blend of approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing. Those tools help with emotional regulation, shifting unhelpful thoughts, building coping skills, and strengthening motivation for change.

She works with people who are dealing with grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, panic, post-traumatic stress, and life transitions. Ericka accepts clients in Minnesota and also works with international clients in English. She meets people where they are and focuses on small, practical steps toward feeling better.

How her approaches translate to online care

Ericka often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in straightforward ways. CBT focuses on noticing thoughts and testing whether they help or hurt, which can reduce anxiety and depression by changing unhelpful thinking and habits. DBT emphasizes skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and staying grounded when memories or triggers feel overwhelming.

She also practices Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the person's experience and priorities. That means she listens first, follows what matters most to the client, and then partners on practical steps. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together, and she will help decide what fits a client's goals and preferences in a collaborative way.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions that mirror in-person meetings. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging work well for short updates, coping reminders, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.