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Online therapist

Erica Innocent

Compassionate family-focused social worker

Credentials
LISW, LICSW
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
Ohio, Alabama
Languages
English, Haitian Creole
Format
Online sessions

About Erica

Erica Innocent is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with ten years of clinical experience. She uses a human-centered, client-focused style to help families and parents manage stress, parenting challenges, and emotional overwhelm. Erica speaks English and Haitian Creole and provides services to people in Alabama and several other states via online care.

Her approach begins by listening to each person’s strengths and goals. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to build trust and to help people name what matters most to them.

Background and approach

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot thought patterns that make stress, anxiety, or low mood feel worse. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help with grounding and moment-to-moment coping. Erica has worked in therapeutic settings with children, adults, and families for a decade.

That experience includes helping people facing grief, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, eating and food-related issues, anger, and low self-esteem. She also has experience addressing antisocial personality concerns when they arise in care. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and pricing varies by location and therapist availability. Erica practices in Alabama and holds licensure details including OH LISW I.1700088-SUPV and AL LICSW 4142C. To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules according to therapist availability.

Erica focuses on practical steps and steady progress rather than one-size-fits-all solutions.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and parenting support

Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s own goals and strengths at the center of sessions. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is heard, and helps clients choose the next steps that make sense for their family life. This approach is useful for parents who want a collaborative, respectful space to talk through worries.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It breaks problems into manageable steps and suits stress, anxiety, depressive feelings, and many parenting-related challenges where patterns of thinking make things harder.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their situation, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. If one way of working is not helping, she adjusts the plan together with the client so the focus stays practical and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy families. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from home, while phone, live chat, and text-based messaging give shorter or more frequent ways to check in. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a family schedule and to continue care when in-person meetings are difficult.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting issues, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and eating and food-related issues. Antisocial personality concerns are also listed among her focus areas.
What is her therapy style like?
She combines a human-centered, client-focused approach with practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness. Sessions aim to hear a person’s strengths and then practice coping skills together.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working in therapeutic settings with children, adults, and families. That background informs work with common family and parenting challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices in Alabama and holds licensure listed as OH LISW I.1700088-SUPV and AL LICSW 4142C. Contact details for licensure boards are available through the respective state websites.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Haitian Creole.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for therapy. These formats provide different ways to connect based on preference and need.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is shown during the sign-up process.
How do I start a therapy relationship?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling based on therapist availability. The therapist will follow up to arrange sessions once matches are made.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Ohio, Alabama
Languages
English, Haitian Creole

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