About Elrick
Elrick Nelson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with 25 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and depression. He meets clients where they are and encourages the first step toward getting help.
Nelson builds a straightforward, nonjudgmental space for people to talk through difficult feelings. Sessions are conversational and driven by the client's needs. He listens for what matters most and helps set clear goals to make progress.
How Elrick works
He uses practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior. Mindfulness techniques are offered to reduce reactivity and improve focus. He also uses client-centered methods to follow the client's pace and priorities.
For people dealing with trauma, addiction, or complicated grief, Nelson combines structured skills with compassionate listening. He addresses relationship and intimacy struggles, parenting stress, sleeping and eating problems, and challenges tied to work or life transitions. He also supports concerns like body image, codependency, and caregiver strain.
Sessions accommodate different formats, so people can choose what fits their life. He accepts international clients and conducts work in English. To begin, a simple matching questionnaire helps connect people to a convenient session schedule.
Elrick lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Elrick works with
The areas below are the ones Elrick selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that guide online work
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's lead. It helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around their pace and priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors with practical exercises, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and many daily struggles. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and breathing practices to calm the body and reduce reactivity during stressful moments.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan based on what fits the client's needs and life situation.
Online formats make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins or ongoing reflections between sessions. These options give flexibility so therapy can happen around work, caregiving, travel, or other commitments.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with ElrickWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
What is the therapist's background and experience?
What credentials and location are listed?
Which languages are offered and can international clients participate?
What session formats are available?
How is cost handled for sessions?
What are the steps to begin working together?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions