Erika Young , LPC

Erika Young is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 9 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, grief and loss, low self esteem and confidence issues, depression, and the challenges that come with major life changes. Erika approaches each person as the expert of their own story, helping clients identify and build on the strengths they already possess to move through difficult moments and toward more fulfilling, sustainable well-being.

Her style emphasizes collaboration and encouragement, acknowledging that taking the first step toward change often requires courage. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, she combines empathetic listening with practical strategies to support motivation, coping, and emotional recovery. Erika offers a steady, respectful presence for those processing grief, overcoming anxiety, rebuilding self worth, or adjusting to new circumstances, and she partners with clients to set achievable goals and develop skills that fit their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Erika draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) when working with clients. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathetic listening and supporting the client's own insights and strengths to promote self understanding and growth, which is helpful for building confidence and navigating life changes. CBT looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete tools to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns through skill building and practice. DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, useful for managing intense emotions and improving day-to-day coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Erika collaborates with each person to determine which methods align best with their needs, goals, and preferences. She works with clients to adjust strategies over time so the work remains relevant and achievable.

Online therapy formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to access licensed professionals from where you are. These options support flexibility in scheduling and allow clients to continue consistent work on stress, grief, anxiety, and other concerns even when in-person sessions are not practical.