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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
About Erica
Erica Gilmore, LCPC, is licensed in Illinois and has seven years holding her clinical license. She works with people on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and related life challenges. She describes clients as the experts on their own stories and emphasizes drawing on each person's strengths in therapy.
Erica focuses on clear, direct conversations about current problems. She uses approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Existential Therapy, and the Gottman Method to guide sessions. Sessions typically involve talking through what is causing distress, learning practical skills, and testing new ways of coping.
Her background includes a mix of clinical work across emotional, behavioral, and relationship concerns. She has helped people manage sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem issues, and caregiving stress. The profile lists additional focuses like adoption and foster care, attachment issues, chronic illness, and body image concerns.
Erica aims to make starting therapy straightforward. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session. She mentions that signing up for therapy is often a difficult step and acknowledges the effort involved.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and international clients are accepted. Prospective clients should confirm the current session options before booking to make sure they match their needs.
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Therapeutic approaches used in remote care
Erica uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening and reflecting so people can make sense of their feelings and choices. This approach helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns, and making decisions about next steps.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT includes practical exercises and skill practice to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy is part of her toolkit for teaching concrete coping skills like emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT skills are useful for strong emotions, anger, and relationship challenges.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will help figure out which methods match a client's goals, needs, and preferences and may combine techniques across approaches as work progresses.
The profile does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent commuting. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to remote sessions to keep therapy focused and practical.
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Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and many related issues such as grief, anger, and intimacy concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She emphasizes that clients are experts on their own stories and uses practical talk, skill building, and collaborative problem solving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years holding her LCPC license and a longer overall professional background before licensure.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is an Illinois LCPC and practices with that license in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not list specific session formats; confirm the current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.