About Erika
Erika Hernandez helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to turn. She emphasizes steady, practical steps that make day-to-day life more manageable. Erika speaks plainly and focuses on creating a calm space to talk about what matters most.
Erika is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, with 12 years of professional experience. She has worked with people facing stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and struggles with self-esteem and motivation.
How Erika works
Her practice also addresses relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting questions, career stress, and ADHD among other challenges. In sessions she aims for openness and nonjudgmental listening. Conversations focus on what feels most urgent to the client, and on building small, achievable changes.
She offers emotional support and practical coaching to help people move toward their goals. Erika has additional experience supporting first responders, people facing hospice and end-of-life decisions, and those dealing with infidelity. She brings a steady, supportive presence when difficult or painful topics come up.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s comfort. People who choose Erika can expect straightforward conversation and a focus on real-life solutions. She helps clients notice patterns, try new approaches, and build routines that support well-being.
The emphasis is on progress people can feel in everyday life.
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.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options
Erika uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach emphasizes identifying patterns that keep problems going and then trying new behaviors to shift those patterns; this helps with anxiety, depression, and motivation. Another approach centers on processing difficult experiences and reducing their ongoing impact, which can be useful for trauma, grief, and infidelity issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Erika will collaborate with each person to choose and adapt methods based on their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan when something isn’t helping.
Online therapy offers flexible options for fitting sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging are useful for brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These formats make it possible to continue work through moves, travel, or tight schedules while keeping a steady therapeutic relationship.
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