Erika Rana , LMFT

Erika Rana is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults on relationship, family, career, grief, and stress concerns. Erika also supports people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, and challenges around intimacy, body image, and self-esteem.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client, such as repairing communication, managing strong emotions, or navigating major life changes. She draws from client-centered and attachment-based ideas to help people feel heard and understood.

Erika blends different methods to match each person’s needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy for emotion regulation and coping skills. Emotionally-focused ideas help with deepening connection and processing attachment wounds.

She has experience supporting people from diverse backgrounds, including those connected to foster care, substance use treatment, and the kink community. Erika offers therapy in both English and Spanish and has practiced mostly in California.

In sessions she may incorporate mindfulness, spirituality, and breath or movement practices when a client is interested. Outside of therapy she is a yoga teacher and Reiki practitioner, and she brings that lived experience into her work when it fits the client’s goals.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships. Online sessions can look at communication patterns, repair ruptures, and build trust in close relationships through guided conversation and exercises. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about spotting and changing patterns of thinking and behavior. Over video or phone, a therapist and client can work together on practical tasks, homework, and step-by-step skills to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and needs, then suggest ways of working that fit. That process can include trying techniques from different approaches and adjusting as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling work, parenting, or travel. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging suits brief updates, skill practice, or reaching out between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using attachment, client-centered, CBT, or DBT methods in regular sessions.