About Eric
Eric Billig is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. He draws on 22 years of clinical experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and other life challenges. Eric explains how thoughts, habits, and bodily responses interact.
He offers clear information about how the mind and body influence one another. Clients are given practical tools aimed at changing unhelpful patterns and improving daily functioning.
How Eric works
His work often uses a client-centered stance that begins with listening. From there he weaves in mindfulness and narrative methods to help people notice automatic reactions and tell their stories in new ways. Motivational interviewing is used when making specific behavior changes is the goal.
Sessions typically focus on realistic steps a person can take between meetings. Eric helps people identify small experiments, practice new habits, and track what changes. He also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns along with parenting, career stress, and health-related end-of-life issues.
People who prefer straightforward explanations will find the style practical and direct. The emphasis is on understanding why patterns persist and on learning ways to get different results. Eric aims to support growth, greater self-awareness, and more manageable day-to-day living.
Eric lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Eric works with
The areas below are the ones Eric selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches suited to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. In an online session this means the therapist helps people feel heard and then follows their lead to set goals and next steps. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple awareness skills that can be practiced between sessions to reduce stress and anxiety. Exercises include guided attention to breathing and body sensations that translate well to video or phone sessions. Motivational interviewing helps when someone wants to change a habit or reduce harmful behaviors by exploring personal goals and ambivalence in a nonjudgmental way.Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That process can begin in the first few meetings and be adjusted as progress and challenges appear.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for longer sessions, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick skills practice, or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy days.
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