About Ericka
Ericka Elder Ortega uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and low mood. She is a licensed mental health counselor in Indiana (LMHC) and Utah (LCMHC) with five years of experience. Ericka communicates plainly and makes space for people to talk about what matters to them.
She focuses on LGBT concerns, self-esteem, and the effects of abuse and trauma. Her work also addresses eating and food-related issues, abandonment wounds, guilt and shame, and mood disorders.
How Ericka works
Young adult issues and women's concerns are part of her clinical focus as well. Ericka aims to build an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. Sessions are collaborative - she listens and helps people set clear, realistic goals.
Progress is practical and paced to what each person needs. Her approach centers on supporting motivation, increasing confidence, and reducing symptoms that get in the way of daily life. She helps people learn skills and strategies to handle stress and anxiety better.
For those coping with depression or trauma, she works to restore a sense of agency and hope. Ericka is based in Utah and provides therapy in English. She offers a respectful, direct style for people ready to make changes.
If someone wants a steady, supportive clinician to guide the work, she provides that steady presence.
What Ericka works with
The areas below are the ones Ericka selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Utah |
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Online support options
Evidence-based techniques and flexible online care
Ericka uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skill building and emotional processing. One common approach emphasizes learning coping skills for stress and anxiety, such as breathing exercises, behavioral changes, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance. Another approach focuses on processing trauma and abuse by helping people tell their story at a manageable pace, identify unhelpful beliefs, and build safety and grounding strategies to lower intense reactions.Choosing the right method is part of the work together. She will discuss options, try approaches, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. Clients and therapist collaborate on goals, pace, and techniques so the plan fits the person's needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for ongoing check-ins. Video sessions allow fuller conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits quick check-ins, and text messaging works for brief reflections between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep consistent momentum toward change.
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