Erika Lindgren , LPC

Erika Lindgren is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction. She focuses on women's issues and supports people navigating sexuality, postpartum changes, and mood disorders like bipolar disorder and seasonal affective disorder. Erika emphasizes a calm, affirming approach that centers each person's needs.

She creates a straightforward space where clients can talk through hard experiences and build practical coping skills. Conversations often include skills for managing panic, reducing social anxiety, and handling anger or low self-esteem. Erika also supports people dealing with trauma and post-traumatic stress in clear, paced steps.

Her work draws on client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice patterns, test new behaviors, and solve problems that get in the way of daily life. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods are used when people want to change habits like substance use or work toward specific goals.

Erika has nine years of clinical experience in mental health care across a range of concerns including adoption and foster care-related stress, caregiver strain, and communication problems. She combines practical tools with a respectful, nonjudgmental stance so people can try small changes that add up over time.

Sessions may address self-harm thoughts, panic attacks, bipolar mood swings, or recovery from trauma while also attending to relationship patterns and life transitions. The emphasis is on collaboration and on helping each person find approaches that fit their life and values.

Approaches that fit online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels heard and understood. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, helps clarify concerns, and supports whatever goals the client brings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and try small experiments to change them. It can be used for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and mood disorders with clear, homework-style practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative step. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and the issues they want to address, then suggest methods that fit. Sessions often blend client-centered listening with CBT tools or motivational interviewing depending on what the person needs and wants to try.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different days and routines. Video is helpful when visual cues matter, phone calls can be quicker check-ins, and text or chat lets clients send updates between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping a steady path toward goals.