About Erika
Erika Coombs is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, grief, low self-esteem, and the emotional effects of life changes. She aims to make the first step toward therapy feel manageable and respectful. Erika presents herself as a steady presence for people seeking clearer goals and more balance.
Erika creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters most to them. She listens closely and helps people sort through feelings and practical next steps.
How Erika works
Conversations often center on building motivation, finding coping tools, and making small changes that add up over time. Her background includes nine years of experience in behavioral health settings across New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Erika holds an MA and practices as an LICSW.
That clinical history shapes a pragmatic approach that stays focused on client concerns rather than labels. Erika draws on a mix of methods to help clients meet goals. She can guide someone through skills for managing strong emotions, work with personal stories to reframe painful memories, and focus sessions on concrete solutions when clients need quick guidance.
The result is a collaborative plan that fits each person’s life. Sessions emphasize clear communication and practical tools. Erika supports people as they try new strategies, check progress, and adjust goals.
Her style is direct but warm, with steady support for people moving through change.
Erika lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Erika works with
The areas below are the ones Erika selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Hampshire |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Erika uses client-centered work to put each person's priorities first, listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters most. That approach helps when someone needs a steady listener and practical direction. She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal tools that are useful for anxiety, anger, and stress management.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Erika will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel right based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they set short-term goals and adjust methods as progress is made so therapy stays useful and focused.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat gives a quick way to check in, and text-based messaging supports shorter, ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to choose the format that helps a person engage most effectively.
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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.
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