About Erika
Erika Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Indiana with 24 years of experience. She combines practical guidance with steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, and depression. Erika speaks plainly and helps clients take manageable steps toward feeling better.
Her background includes long work with people who are dealing with substance use and motivation challenges. She focuses on building everyday skills that reduce anxiety and cravings.
Background and approach
Erika draws on approaches that help people change unhelpful thoughts and build better routines. In sessions she emphasizes the person’s own strengths and goals. Conversations are rooted in respect and a collaborative plan.
She helps clients name priorities, try small experiments, and adjust what doesn’t work. Erika uses techniques that teach practical coping tools and emotion regulation. She supports people working through guilt, shame, isolation, body image struggles, and issues around aging and caregiving stress.
She also addresses communication problems and challenges related to non-monogamous relationships. Her approach is flexible - some people focus on short, concrete goals while others work on deeper patterns. She explains options clearly and helps clients pick strategies that match their needs.
Erika aims to make change feel doable rather than overwhelming.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. The therapist offers support and reflection so clients can clarify goals and make changes that feel right for them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits. It is often used for stress, mood issues, and addictive behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clear communication skills. It can help people handle intense feelings and reduce impulsive reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Erika will discuss options and decide together which methods match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process can start with a few short goals and adjust as progress is made.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging offer shorter, more frequent touchpoints for support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep momentum between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English