- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Erika
Erika Hernandez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 12 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or life changes. Erika emphasizes straightforward help for parenting concerns and relationship and intimacy-related questions.
Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk about what feels hard right now. She encourages honest conversation about emotions, motivation, and confidence. Sessions aim to make coping skills feel usable in everyday life.
Background and approach
Erika blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques into sessions to address trauma, depression, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also brings experience supporting people facing first responder stress, hospice and end-of-life issues, and infidelity. The emphasis stays practical - small changes that add up in routine days.
Her approach centers on partnership. She works with each person to set clear goals and track progress. That might look like experimenting with new ways to handle anger, building routines to ease anxiety, or practicing communication for intimacy concerns.
Erika practices in California and offers multiple remote formats to fit busy schedules. She helps people navigate the decision to start therapy, and supports them as they try different strategies until they find what works.
What Erika works with
Everything Erika lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Erika helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit busy lives
Erika commonly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach emphasizes building coping skills and routines to reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning; this helps people manage stress, ADHD symptoms, and mood fluctuations. Another approach concentrates on processing trauma and loss through structured conversation and gradual exposure to difficult memories, which can ease grief and post-trauma distress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Erika will work with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels helpful. Sessions are goal-focused and flexible so the work can be tailored as needs shift over time.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation that can resemble in-person meetings. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short break during the day. Live chat and text messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or for people who prefer writing. These options support continuity of care while fitting different schedules and comfort levels.
Questions people ask about Erika
What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, offering a nonjudgmental space to talk and to try skills that fit daily life.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with trauma, mood concerns, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are on file?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
In what session formats does she meet with people?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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