About Erika
Erika Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana with 24 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, self-esteem difficulties, and depression. Erika emphasizes practical help and steady support for people ready to make changes in their lives.
Erika treats each person as the expert on their own story. She looks for strengths to build on and offers straightforward strategies to manage symptoms.
How Erika works
Sessions tend to combine listening, skill-building, and goal-focused work so people can see small wins quickly. Her approach draws on client-centered therapy to honor individual values and preferences. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people reframe unhelpful thoughts and DBT-informed skills to manage intense emotions.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are brought in when they match a person’s goals. Erika has long experience helping people navigate life transitions, substance use concerns, communication problems, and feelings of isolation. She also supports those dealing with body image, caregiver strain, grief around abandonment, and midlife questions.
Her work includes attention to mood and personality-related challenges. In sessions she focuses on clear goals, practical tools, and steady encouragement. People who want hands-on strategies and respectful listening often find her style a good fit.
She works with people over time to track progress and adjust plans as needs change.
Erika lists 7 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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s perspective and values. The therapist listens closely, follows the person’s lead, and helps set goals that matter to them. This approach supports issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical ways to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress, and helps people try experiments between sessions to see what works.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, known as DBT, offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication. It can help with mood regulation, impulsive behaviors, and problems that feel overwhelming in the moment.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods based on goals and preferences. This is a shared process that can shift over time as needs change.
Online therapy makes these approaches more accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, day-to-day coaching, or when writing helps someone reflect. Together these options provide flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or travel.
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