Erika Cadenas , LMFT

Erika Cadenas is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California. She has 12 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress and anxiety. Erika focuses on issues that commonly affect women around pregnancy and new parenthood, including postpartum depression and concerns that arise during pregnancy and childbirth.

Her style is collaborative and direct. She works with each person to shape conversations and plans that fit their life and goals. Sessions aim to be practical, with clear steps to manage symptoms week to week.

Erika uses a mix of approaches to match what a person needs in the moment. She blends client-centered conversations with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce reactivity and support present-moment coping.

She also brings trauma-focused strategies when past events affect daily life. Solution-focused techniques help set short-term goals and track progress between sessions. Together these methods create a flexible plan that changes as someone moves forward.

Erika speaks English and Spanish and helps people who want therapy delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. To begin, a short questionnaire is used to match a person to a therapist, then sessions are scheduled based on availability.

Practical approaches for online perinatal and anxiety care

Erika commonly draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on open listening and following what the person brings to the room, which helps people feel heard and helps set goals that matter to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers hands-on tools to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, useful for anxiety and perinatal mood challenges.

She often combines those with mindfulness practices to help reduce reactivity and increase present-moment calm during pregnancy and early parenthood. Deciding which approach to use is a joint process. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences and try methods that feel like a good fit, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from wherever a person is located in California. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can work well when typing or screens are tiring. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking small wins, or keeping therapy going between longer sessions.