About Erica
Erica Gray is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New Mexico. She has five years of professional experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship strain. Erica speaks English and Spanish and aims to meet people where they are with respect and compassion.
She focuses on problems that often come with life transitions and difficult experiences. That includes coping with change, attachment concerns, communication problems, social anxiety, and phobias.
Background and approach
Erica adapts conversations and planning to each person’s unique needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. In sessions she listens for what matters most and helps clients set small, practical goals. Conversations are direct and down-to-earth, and progress is tracked in ways that feel useful to the client.
The work can include learning new ways to manage symptoms, practicing communication skills, and processing painful events at a steady pace. Erica describes her role as supportive and empowering. She encourages people to take gradual steps toward clearer thinking and stronger coping.
The approach is collaborative - clients and Erica shape the plan together based on current needs. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and people can sign up by completing a short matching questionnaire to schedule time with her.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Erica draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people process difficult events and manage symptoms. One common approach focuses on processing trauma and abuse in paced steps so feelings and memories become less overwhelming; this can help reduce intrusive memories and strong emotional reactions. Another approach emphasizes skill-building for anxiety and depression, teaching practical tools for breathing, grounding, and changing unhelpful thinking patterns to improve day-to-day coping.Finding the right method is part of the work. Erica collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs and goals. Together they check progress and adjust the plan if something is not helping or if priorities change over time.
Online formats give practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client work face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support quick skills coaching, brief check-ins between sessions, or people who prefer writing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit care into busy schedules and varied routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English, Spanish