About Erika
Erika Harding offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and life changes. She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom and has seven years of professional experience. Her style is warm and non-judgemental, aimed at making it easier to talk about difficult things.
Clients often come with grief, relationship strain, issues around intimacy, or career worries. Erika also works with people dealing with communication problems, forgiveness, first responder pressures, and hospice or end-of-life concerns.
How Erika works
Sessions focus on what matters now and on small steps that can make daily life feel more manageable. Erika blends client-centred listening with solution-focused planning and cognitive behavioural techniques. That means she will listen first, help you spot patterns that get in the way, and then agree practical strategies to try between sessions.
The emphasis is on short, achievable changes rather than lengthy theory talks. She offers sessions in English and German and conducts therapy online by video call, phone, live chat or messaging. The online format is used to make counselling fit busy schedules and to allow different ways of talking depending on comfort and need.
Starting is straightforward: you complete a short matching questionnaire and book a slot. Erika will work with you to set goals and adapt the approach so it suits your situation and pace.
Erika lists 3 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English, German |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that suit online counselling
Erika uses client-centred work to start most conversations. This means the session begins with open listening and reflection so the counsellor can understand what matters most to you. It helps with emotional issues like grief, anxiety and relationship worries because the person sets the pace and topic.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is also part of the mix. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and suggests practical experiments to try between sessions. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress by teaching skills to manage unhelpful thinking and reactions.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. Erika will discuss options with you and adapt methods based on your goals and preferences. Together you agree on small, achievable steps and review progress as you go, so the plan changes if something is not helpful.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility. Video call sessions are close to in-person meetings and good for deeper conversational work. Phone sessions and live chat can fit shorter check-ins or days with lower bandwidth. Text messaging and messaging-based sessions allow ongoing reflection and quick check-ins between meetings. These choices make it easier to fit counselling into busy schedules while keeping the work practical and goal-focused.
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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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