About Erica
Erica Lackey is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who focuses on clear, practical help for common life problems. She draws on four years as an LPC and a prior nine years working as a school counselor to guide conversations and set goals. Erica aims to make the first step feel manageable and straightforward for people who are worried or unsure.
Erica builds an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and the strain of parenting.
How Erica works
She also helps people navigate relationship concerns, grief, self-esteem struggles, and career or life-purpose questions. ADHD, caregiver stress, and communication problems are other areas she addresses. Her sessions are shaped around the person in front of her.
Erica listens first, then tailors a plan that fits the client’s needs and daily life. She uses techniques from client-centered approaches, cognitive behavioral methods, and solution-focused work to keep sessions goal-oriented and practical. People can expect a balance of listening and action.
Conversations often center on clear steps to try between sessions, and on breaking larger problems into smaller, manageable tasks. Erica draws on her school counseling background when helping parents or people dealing with blended family and family problem issues. For those handling trauma, relationship strain, or life transitions, Erica combines supportive listening with strategies aimed at reducing symptoms and improving everyday functioning.
She presents options, discusses advantages, and collaborates on what to try next so clients feel involved in the plan.
Erica lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Erica works with
The areas below are the ones Erica selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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 sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The therapist offers empathy and reflection to help clients make their own choices and feel heard, which can help with stress, self-esteem, and relationship concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical skills and small experiments to reduce anxiety, depression, or unhelpful patterns and to build coping tools for daily life.
Solution-focused therapy emphasizes clear, short-term goals and steps that move people toward what they want. It is useful when someone wants concrete changes fast, such as improving communication or managing parenting challenges.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking what helps and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing thoughts between sessions. These options offer flexibility for different schedules and day-to-day demands, making it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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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.
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