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Dr. Erica Hudson

Compassionate counselor for life's hard moments

Credentials
LPC
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Erica

Dr. Erica Hudson is a licensed professional counselor in Georgia with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions.

She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns, eating issues, bipolar mood challenges, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. She aims to create a straightforward, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters to them. Sessions emphasize listening first and then practical steps that fit each person’s life.

Background and approach

Her style is supportive and coaching-oriented, helping people move from feeling stuck to trying small, doable changes. Erica combines evidence-based techniques with a collaborative attitude. She helps clients understand patterns, learn coping tools, and practice new skills between sessions.

Her approach blends problem-solving with emotional support so people leave with both insight and action. She offers multiple online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Costs vary based on location and therapist availability, and services are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules according to the therapist’s availability. Sessions are provided in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Many clients benefit from structured, evidence-based methods that focus on skills and patterns. Cognitive-behavioral techniques help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small changes in thinking and behavior to reduce anxiety, depression, or stress. These techniques are practical and work well in short, focused online sessions.

Trauma-informed care emphasizes safety, pacing, and rebuilding a sense of control after difficult experiences. This approach involves gentle stabilization skills, emotion regulation strategies, and gradual processing when the client is ready. It can be adapted to phone or video formats and supported with written or chat-based tools between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help clients decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. Treatment plans are collaborative and adjusted over time based on progress and preferences.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, revisit notes or chat content between meetings, and maintain continuity when schedules change. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver focused, skills-based care that fits modern life.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, bipolar mood challenges, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on listening first and then using evidence-based techniques to build coping skills and small behavior changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional work experience as a counselor.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC, licensed in Georgia with licence number GA LPC LPC005052.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Georgia
Languages
English

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