Erica Gilmore is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma.
01About Erica
Erica Gilmore is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. She supports clients facing life changes, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges like ADHD and compassion fatigue. Erica works with adults on practical steps they can use day to day.
Erica emphasizes that clients know their own stories. She listens first, then offers straightforward tools and suggestions people can try between sessions. Sessions focus on small, achievable changes rather than quick fixes.
Background and approach
Erica aims to make the process clear and doable for busy lives. Her approach blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed techniques. That means conversations are guided by the person in the chair, along with skills from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapy when those fit.
She also draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning and on relationship-focused methods when intimacy or communication are central concerns. Erica has seven years as an LCPC, licensed in Illinois. Her experience spans mood disorders, coping strategies, and addiction recovery work.
She keeps the language simple and practical so clients can try strategies right away. People who come for therapy with Erica often want direct help solving problems and building resilience. She helps clients set realistic goals, practice new ways of responding, and track progress at a pace that fits their life.
The focus is on steady forward steps and clearer daily routines.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180.011868 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1568914877 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Erica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Erica names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Erica names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How Erica’s Approaches Fit Online Therapy
Erica uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy means she follows the client’s lead, asking questions and reflecting so people feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or depression.She also incorporates dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotional regulation or strong reactions get in the way of daily life. DBT techniques include skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and practicing clearer communication. These approaches are useful for stress, relationship strain, mood issues, and coping with trauma responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Erica will talk through goals and preferences and recommend tools that match each person’s needs. That collaborative process helps decide whether to emphasize CBT skills, DBT techniques, or a client-centered conversation style.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging - make therapy flexible. Video lets people practice communication and see nonverbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, coaching moments, and daily skill practice. These options help people keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and life demands.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Erica address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and many related issues like grief, ADHD, and intimacy problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then offers concrete skills to try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years as an LCPC and prior professional experience working with mood disorders, addiction, and coping strategies.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Illinois with the credential listed as LCPC and provides services connected to that location.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost 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 her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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