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Online therapist

Erica Lackey

Hopeful, practical support for everyday parenting challenges

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
4 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Erica

Erica Lackey is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, grief, and depression. She presents a calm, straightforward manner that aims to make first conversations feel less overwhelming. Erica explains things plainly and helps clients set small, practical goals they can try between sessions.

Erica draws on four years as an LPC in Texas and nine years of earlier experience as a school counselor. That background shaped her skill at listening and at breaking problems into manageable steps.

Background and approach

She blends talk and action to address everyday struggles and bigger life changes. In sessions she focuses on creating an open space where thoughts and feelings are shared without judgment. She adapts conversations and plans to each person’s situation instead of offering one-size-fits-all advice.

The emphasis is on clear, doable strategies that fit daily life. Erica commonly uses techniques from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, and solution-focused methods. That mix supports both exploring feelings and testing new behaviors.

Sessions often include setting short-term goals and practicing new ways of responding to stress or conflict. Parents reading this will find a direct style aimed at practical support around parenting challenges and family stress. Erica aims to help people identify what matters most, try small experiments, and build on what works.

She encourages steady progress and honest conversation about setbacks and successes.

How Erica’s approaches translate to online therapy

Erica uses client-centered therapy, which means she focuses first on understanding each person’s perspective and responding with empathy. This approach helps when someone needs space to talk through feelings and decide what matters most.

She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood. CBT techniques include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying new behaviors to reduce stress and anxiety. Solution-focused therapy rounds out her work by targeting small, practical steps that can produce noticeable change quickly, which is useful for parenting and everyday problems.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. Erica works together with each person to decide which approach or combination fits their goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts plans based on what helps most.

Online therapy makes these approaches more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper dialogue, phone sessions offer a simpler option when video isn’t convenient, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins or to practice new skills between sessions. These formats let people fit sessions into busy schedules and maintain continuity during life changes.

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.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Erica commonly address?
Erica works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, grief, and related life changes. She also focuses on ADHD, self esteem, career questions, and relationship or family problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and practical with warm listening. She combines client-centered conversation with concrete strategies from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Erica has four years as a licensed professional counselor and nine years of prior school counseling work. That mix informs her skill at clear planning and working with everyday stressors.
Where is Erica licensed and practicing?
She holds the LPC credential with license number TX LPC 84437 and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available online?
Erica offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
4 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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