Erika Williams, Therapist, LA

Licensed

Online Counseling

(40 reviews)

MA, LPC Erika Williams

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

And recovery is possible.

Erika Williams is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

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Licensing: MA, LPC Years in Practice: 10 State: Louisiana

Hello. My name is Erika Williams. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Louisiana with over 10 years’ experience working in various setting with diverse populations.

My approach is to form a therapeutic alliance with the client. Such a relationship is essential, as it is oftentimes the first setting in which the person shares intimate thoughts, beliefs, and emotions regarding the issues in question. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, low self-esteem and trauma.

My counseling style encourages curiosity, creativity, and humility. I believe in promoting a safe environment that promotes empathy and nonjudgment. Honesty is also important as it is the foundation for healing and personal growth. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic and client-centered therapy. It is my desire to help you reach you full potential as a human being and to assist others in finding the beauty within.

Courage is a virtue when we choose to do good, especially when that is most difficult. Courage is moral strength in the face of danger. Courage gives you the ability to put aside fear of failure and take the first steps. Demonstrating courage is reaching out for help!

I look forward to working with you!

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Trauma and abuse Anger management Self esteem Depression LGBT Relationship issues Family conflicts Intimacy-related issues Parenting issues Coping with life changes ADHD
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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Erika is a dedicated therapist and great listener. This is my first therapy experience and it’s going very well. I feel very lucky to have found someone I mesh well with on the first try!

Thank you, Erika, for helping me sort through the mess of what is going on in my life and asking helpful questions to get me thinking to about positive next steps.

Erika is experienced with dealing abused victims of trauma, she has good listening skills and provides realistic solutions and is understanding.

Erika has been an amazing therapist for me. I went into this scared to share my heart and real feelings with someone but she made me very comfortable and I have been able to work out some real traumas in my life.

Right from our initial interaction, Erika was listening. She helped guide me as I spoke through things and had those 'a ha' moments in my head as I spoke. I highly recommend and look forward to continuing working with her.

Erika is very pleasant and professional

Erika has been a wonderful therapist! I’ve only had a few sessions but she’s been able to connect things for me in a very professional and personable way. I was very apprehensive at first and she’s calmed all my fears using better help and a therapist in general. Looking forward to seeing what else she can help me with.

Erika has been great!

Dr William's is really nice, she tailors her responses to give insight and gives constructive criticism instead of simply putting you down. She listens intently and is quite polite she's helped me get better.

Incredibly understanding, and gives the best advice! Thanks to her, I’m on the journey of self-love and care, she’s definitely the best if you want to talk in a safe space where you can feel supported.

Erika is a very good listener. She's undeniably interested in understanding her client's issues and working with her client to create a plan of action that addresses the identified issues. I appreciate her.

Erika has been an absolute blessing! She has helped me to come to terms with some of my most difficult issues and has provided me with invaluable guidance and support. She is incredibly supportive, patient, and understanding. She knows how to listen and create a safe space for me to talk about things that I wouldn't feel comfortable discussing with anyone else. I'm so thankful for her help, and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great therapist.

Erika's patience and ability to listen had helped immensely, and she always manages to help look at things from a new perspective all whilst creating a warm and empathetic environment to share in.

Erika listened to me and was there for me. She assured me of my abilities and possibities, and is overall and awesome therapist to have. She knows exactly what to say and will tell you what you need to hear. I feel much better after meeting with her a few times and her advice and discussion about my problems really gave me clear insight and I'm very grateful

Erica is pleasant, easy to talk and she gives good advice.

Erika is a great listener and make a person feel heard.

She is so kind, but at the same time, she gets down to brass tacks, which I greatly appreciate. She is great at cutting through at mess of information and seeing what is important to address. I leave my sessions feeling more at peace and empowered to improve myself and my circumstances. She also gives helpful and realistically achievable homework. I’m so glad I chose her!

She listens and doesn’t judge

Very simple and effective approach, thank you for your help, it’s a great help Bless you

She was wonderful in our first session, I honestly felt heard and best of all received a great response from her, good advice.

I have worked with Erika for almost 4 months and I can’t even begin to explain the difference she has made in my life. She makes me feel heard, challenges me, and speaks Biblical truth into my life. I can’t recommend Erika enough!

Working with Erika has brought me so much clarity in so many ways. She has helped me work on boundaries, assert myself better and I feel a big improvement in my life with each new session.

Erika asks great questions, and I can share my thoughts and feelings without feeling judged. She has also challenged me in areas I may not be my strongest in a constructive way. And she helps me to set goals and be accountable to what I’m trying to achieve. Highly recommend Erika as a therapist

Erika is my first ever therapist and I can say she made me feel welcome and really created a safe space in every session. She listens attentively and she’s extremely supportive. Erika has helped me in so many ways, she has helped me feel empowered, my anxiety and other related issues have improved! I’ve noticed so many positive changes within myself since starting my sessions with Erika. I truly appreciate my sessions with her and I highly recommend her!

I absolutely love working with Dr. Williams. I almost don't want to write this review so she doesn't get too busy. My life has elevated so much in the last 5/6 months working with her. Dr. Erika makes me feel supported, we go deep into topics and she's honest with me even when I am not honest with myself. She understanding, funny and I love that she's also a mom. I feel safe talking to her about everything.

Erika is a very friendly, down to earth, easy to talk to therapist. She makes therapy more like a friendly chat where you can let go and just spill your heart out. Thankful for her being there for me in such a critical time.

Erika has been such a dream to work with. She really listens to my struggles and supports me, and even when I feel completely overwhelmed, she helps me distil small actionable ways to improve things. I always leave a session feeling better about myself and my situation.

She asks me questions I would never think I needed to be asked, but then my mind opens up to the answers and then it challenges me to approach my issues in a new way. I really appreciate it, and she seems to truly sympathize with me.

Mrs Williams has helped me in this short period. She is tough when it comes to advising but honestly it is what I need. Thanks you Mrs Williams.

I recommend Erika, she is warm, easy to talk to and very experienced. Her warm and calm character make it easy to open up. I would describe my time with her so far as progressively calm. She gives me actionable steps that I can achieve without feeling uncomfortable.

Dr Williams is the best therapist I’ve had in a long time. I love working with her and have made so much progress in the short time we’ve been working together. She REALLY LISTENS to what you have to say and asks questions that make me really think and feel. My favorite is our weekly home work she gives me at the end of our session. Things to work on or think about during the week till our next session. She’s amazing! Highly recommend, well I want to keep her to myself but this Dr is gifted. And that should be shared.

I did my consultation last week and it truly makes me feel so much better. I feel like someone strongly supporting me and Erika really tried to look at my perspective and it is what makes me feel like someone understands me. I’m a Christian but to be honest because of my depression it always felt so hard to start having a hope again so, I felt like I become somewhat distant with God but I really like it when she told me she cares for me she loves me and she wanted me to know that Jesus loves me. I don’t know why I felt so touched hearing that at that time. She also suggested so many great ideas that I did not think before or scared of. I’m finally taking another step out of my comfort zone, I talked with my mom with more courage stating what I want and I applied for school outside of my homecountry. I truly think it was a blessing and really appreciated the consultation! Hope to meet again on the other session.

I have been working with Erika for a few months now, and I would like to say I am very happy with the work we’ve done together, and there is no doubt in my mind I would not be where I am today without her help. I am forever grateful to her! She has created a very open space for us to talk, which was important for me because I have a hard time opening up. I feel very supported.

Within my first session Erica made me feel safe and heard. I was able to release a lot of the pain that I’ve been feeling inside for years. I’m glad I took this step to seek help.

I had my first session with Ericka last week and she was amazing. She was even able to switch the session from video to chat at the last minute because of my surroundings. I look forward to my next session with her!

Erika has been so validating and helpful as I navigate my depression and feelings of overwhelm. She has pinpointed small but incredibly meaningful changes I can make and so I leave each session feeling empowered.

Erika makes me feel safe, heard, understood and comfortable. She took her time to really get to know me and understand my REAL concerns. She is direct, professional, encouraging and soft spoken. She keeps the mood light and many times made me laugh when I didn’t even feel like smiling. She quickly gained my trust which made me open up to her. She gives great advice whist cultivating independence and emotional stability which made me confident in making positive decisions. She is flexible and always available with scheduling despite living in different time zones. I am immensely grateful for her undivided attention and insight. I would highly recommend her.

She has been incredibly helpful and insightful. I have felt very supported and encouraged.

Erika has a very warm presence and I can trust respect her feedback.

Erika has proven to be a strong counselor who knows when I need tough love or when I just need understanding. I would recommend her to anyone; however, not too many because then she'd become too busy! She has treated me with respect and just the right touch of pushing. I really do like her; therefore, I trust her!

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