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- Client-centered care
- Skill-based tools
- Collaborative planning
About Erica
Erica Gilmore is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and depression. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process and treats each person as the expert on their own life. Her straightforward tone and practical focus aim to make first steps feel manageable for someone feeling overwhelmed.
Erica has seven years of experience holding an LCPC and a total of 15 years working in related professional roles. She draws on approaches that prioritize the client’s voice and goals. Sessions focus on identifying strengths, building coping skills, and making small changes that add up over time.
In her work she uses client-centered principles to keep conversations focused on what matters most to the person in the room. She also integrates cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going. Dialectical behavior therapy tools appear when emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills are needed.
Erica is comfortable addressing a wide range of concerns including relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, self-esteem, career matters, ADHD, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care histories, body image, and communication problems.
Her style is practical and respectful. She helps people set realistic goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track progress. For someone starting therapy, Erica aims to make the process clearer and less intimidating.
Erica has seven years of experience holding an LCPC and a total of 15 years working in related professional roles. She draws on approaches that prioritize the client’s voice and goals. Sessions focus on identifying strengths, building coping skills, and making small changes that add up over time.
In her work she uses client-centered principles to keep conversations focused on what matters most to the person in the room. She also integrates cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going. Dialectical behavior therapy tools appear when emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills are needed.
Erica is comfortable addressing a wide range of concerns including relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, self-esteem, career matters, ADHD, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care histories, body image, and communication problems.
Her style is practical and respectful. She helps people set realistic goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track progress. For someone starting therapy, Erica aims to make the process clearer and less intimidating.
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How Erica’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s priorities. It helps people clarify what matters to them and feel understood while they decide on next steps.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. It involves practical exercises and homework to change patterns that keep problems like anxiety and depression going.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and coping with stress. It is useful when someone needs tools for distress tolerance and better emotion regulation.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Erica will discuss goals and preferences and together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs. That collaborative process helps tailor skills and pacing to what actually helps.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and let people join from different locations. Licensed professionals can use the same skills-based work online as they do in person, adapting exercises and homework so progress continues between sessions.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
7+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Erica commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and related issues such as grief, sleep and eating problems, and relationship or intimacy challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She treats the client as the expert and focuses on practical skills and goal setting.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Erica has seven years holding an LCPC and 15 years of total professional experience in related roles supporting people through stress, addiction, trauma, and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Illinois LCPC and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are used in sessions and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.