- Client-centered approach
- Attachment-focused work
- English and Spanish
About Erika
Erika Rana is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with eight years of clinical experience. She works with people facing relationship struggles, parenting stress, career concerns, anxiety, depression, and issues around intimacy and addiction. Erika speaks English and Spanish and tailors care to each person's needs.
She uses a client-centered approach and draws on attachment-based ideas to help people understand patterns in their close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Erika also integrates emotion-focused work and mindfulness when helpful.
Erika has worked with people connected to foster care and the criminal justice system, and with those managing substance use and domestic violence histories. She notes experience supporting LGBT clients and individuals from African American, Caribbean, and other communities of color. She has worked with people in kink communities and with spiritual or challenging experiences after psychedelic events.
In private practice she blends talk therapy with elements from her background as a certified yoga teacher and Reiki master when clients are interested. Her style aims to be warm and practical, offering tools people can use between sessions. She says the goal is to know each person, support them, and help them move toward their goals.
Erika completed most of her professional education in California and holds a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential. She lives with her family and welcomes conversations in English or Spanish for those who prefer either language.
How Erika's approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and reactions; online sessions can help identify those patterns and practice different responses in real time. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship so people can explore what matters most to them; this style fits well with open, conversational online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns, which can be practiced between meetings and reviewed during sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to learn your goals and preferences, then suggests which methods to try and adjusts them as you go. That means techniques are matched to what you want to accomplish rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, sessions can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a work break, or let you meet from a location that reduces interruptions. These practical benefits often help people maintain regular appointments and practice skills between meetings.
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She works with relationship and family challenges, career stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, eating and body image issues, parenting strain, and related topics.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
The approach is client-centered and collaborative, using attachment ideas, emotion-focused work, and cognitive behavioral tools to address thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with diverse populations and clinical concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and completed most professional education in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.