- Strengths focused
- Skill teaching
- Collaborative pace
About Erika
Erika Judkins is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and life changes. She also supports individuals facing trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and struggles with attention and impulse control. Erika brings 16 years of counseling experience in Texas to her work and emphasizes practical, skill-based help.
Erika uses a collaborative, strengths-focused style. She helps people identify what already works for them and build on those strengths. Sessions often include clear skills and tools that clients can practice between meetings. The approach is straightforward and down-to-earth.
Her clinical work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with attachment-focused ideas and mindfulness practices. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and client-centered techniques when they fit a person's needs. These methods are used to address thoughts, emotions, and behavior patterns that get in the way of daily life.
Erika has experience with a wide range of concerns from caregiving stress and chronic illness to body image, eating issues, and codependency. She also supports people navigating adoption and foster care questions, blended family dynamics, and sexual identity and kink-related topics when those come up in individual therapy.
Clients can expect a practical plan, measurable coping skills, and a collaborative pace. Erika encourages people to try small changes and notice results, then adjust the work as needed to meet their goals.
Erika uses a collaborative, strengths-focused style. She helps people identify what already works for them and build on those strengths. Sessions often include clear skills and tools that clients can practice between meetings. The approach is straightforward and down-to-earth.
Her clinical work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with attachment-focused ideas and mindfulness practices. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and client-centered techniques when they fit a person's needs. These methods are used to address thoughts, emotions, and behavior patterns that get in the way of daily life.
Erika has experience with a wide range of concerns from caregiving stress and chronic illness to body image, eating issues, and codependency. She also supports people navigating adoption and foster care questions, blended family dynamics, and sexual identity and kink-related topics when those come up in individual therapy.
Clients can expect a practical plan, measurable coping skills, and a collaborative pace. Erika encourages people to try small changes and notice results, then adjust the work as needed to meet their goals.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
How her approaches translate to online work
Erika commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in her practice. CBT focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which can reduce anxiety and depression through homework and step-by-step practice. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to help manage overwhelming emotion and improve focus.She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current reactions. That work is aimed at improving emotional connection and lowering reactivity in relationships. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist and client work together to try methods, track what helps, and adjust plans based on goals and preferences.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week, reducing travel time, and using shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Online sessions can make it easier to practice skills between meetings and to bring real-life situations into the work. Licensed professionals help tailor session content and pace so therapy fits everyday life.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Erika commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Erika uses a strengths-based, collaborative approach that emphasizes practical skills and tools you can use between sessions.
What level of experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience providing counseling in Texas, working with a broad range of concerns and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, based in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Erika?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.