George Erickson
Compassionate, experienced LCSW for practical support
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About George
George Erickson is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of practice in Missouri. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and other life challenges. He aims to meet clients where they are and support practical steps forward.
Taking the first step into therapy is often hard, and he acknowledges that effort from the start. He draws on long experience to help people name what feels most pressing and figure out achievable next steps.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and skills that can be used between meetings. George encourages clients to use their own knowledge about their lives as the starting point for change. His approach is down-to-earth and collaborative.
He listens for patterns in relationships, family history, and daily stresses that get in the way. Then he works with each person to try options that fit their situation and values. George has worked with a wide range of concerns over 20 years, including parenting, relationship tension, anger, mood issues, and addiction-related struggles.
He also addresses topics like self-esteem, career stress, and coping with major life transitions. His background supports pragmatic problem-solving alongside emotional support. Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
People interested in starting therapy are guided through a brief matching process and scheduling to find a fitting format and time.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
George often uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and problem solving. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful patterns in thoughts and behaviors and then practicing small changes; this helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Another approach centers on building coping strategies for cravings, triggers, and emotional regulation, which can support work on addictions and impulse control.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, values, and day-to-day life. Together they check progress and adjust techniques as needed rather than sticking to one fixed plan.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue work during life changes, and keep momentum between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach skills, review progress, and support problem solving in ways that match a client’s routine and preferences.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to George
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- Nothing to set up just to look
- Stop at any point