Erika Marquez , LPC

Erika Marquez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who uses practical, goal-oriented therapy to help people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, anger, and depression. She draws on nearly two decades of experience to offer straightforward support. Erika aims to create a calm, focused space where people can talk through what matters most to them.

Her approach blends client-centered listening with active problem solving. She uses techniques from acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and make different choices. Solution-focused tools are used to set clear, manageable goals and track progress session to session.

Erika also brings psychodynamic ideas into conversations when it helps to understand recurring feelings and relational patterns. That background can make it easier to see why certain reactions keep showing up, and then try new ways of responding. She works with people dealing with effects of trauma and abuse, including sexual assault, post-traumatic stress, and self-harm concerns.

Her additional focus areas include communication problems, control issues, domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, first responder stress, guilt and shame, midlife transitions, veteran and armed forces issues, and challenges faced by young adults. Women's issues are listed among her specialties and are naturally part of her clinical focus.

Erika offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She supports work that fits into a person's life and helps them move toward clearer choices and steadier daily routines.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Erika commonly uses acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her online work. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) helps people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and helping people live toward what matters. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with depression, anxiety, and anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and she treats it as a collaboration. Together the person and therapist will identify goals, try specific techniques, and adjust methods based on what is most helpful. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to each person's needs and preferences.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions work well for lower bandwidth or hands-free check-ins. Live chat and text messaging can be used for brief updates, faster check-ins, or when someone prefers writing to talking. These options make it easier to keep regular work going amid busy lives.