- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Ericka
Ericka Soto is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with six years of practice based in Illinois. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and major life changes. She also supports those managing relationship issues, parenting concerns, identity questions, and work-related stress.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. Ericka aims to make sessions feel open and nonjudgmental. She encourages people to name what’s most pressing and to set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on what is happening now and practical steps that can be used between meetings. Her approach blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy. That means she listens first, then helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different actions.
She also uses solution-focused techniques to identify strengths and quick strategies for change. Ericka has worked with a wide range of concerns, including family-of-origin issues, attachment and abandonment worries, grief, codependency, and caregiver stress. She brings particular attention to intimacy-related issues, body-image struggles, and compassion fatigue.
People often choose her for down-to-earth guidance during transitions like divorce, career shifts, or parenting strain. Beginning therapy typically involves talking through immediate priorities and deciding on a few practical next steps to try before the next session.
What Ericka works with
Everything Ericka lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ericka helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ericka lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit into your life online
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening first and following the person's lead. The therapist creates space for people to share what matters most and then helps them clarify goals and priorities. This approach is often helpful when someone needs understanding and steady support during change.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that get in the way and trying new actions to shift feelings. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday worries because it gives clear exercises to practice between sessions.
Solution-focused therapy looks for strengths and small practical steps that lead to quick improvements. It helps people find what already works for them and build on those successes to address parenting strain, relationship problems, or life transitions.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your concerns, talk about different ways of working, and tailor methods to your goals and preferences. Together you can try an approach and adjust it as needed based on what feels most helpful.
Online sessions using video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options give flexibility so people can keep therapy consistent while managing work, parenting, and everyday life.
Questions people ask about Ericka
What kinds of concerns can Ericka help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career concerns, and related areas listed in her specialties.
What is her style of therapy like?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods to set clear, achievable goals.
How much experience does she have?
Ericka has six years of professional experience working with people facing a variety of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential, listed as LCPC, and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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 then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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