Erika Lindgren, LPC

Erika Lindgren is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. She creates a calm, accepting space where people can talk about difficult feelings and start practical changes. Erika listens closely and focuses on small, doable steps that fit each person's life.

She uses straightforward methods like cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and shift them. Erika also draws on client-centered and solution-focused ideas to make sessions feel collaborative and goal oriented. Motivational interviewing helps when a person is ambivalent about change, especially around substance use or health habits.

Erika has nine years of experience working with issues such as panic, bipolar mood shifts, grief, postpartum depression, and social anxiety. She also helps with adoption and foster care challenges, caregiver stress, and relationship communication problems. Women's issues and sexuality are areas she commonly addresses.

In sessions she helps people build coping skills for life transitions and setbacks. She works with people to improve communication, reduce symptoms, and manage cravings or impulsive behaviors. Therapy focuses on practical tools you can use between sessions.

Erika offers phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging formats to fit different schedules. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. She provides services in English and does not take international clients.

Approaches you can use in online sessions

Erika commonly uses cognitive behavioral ideas and client-centered techniques to help people manage symptoms and make steady progress. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, then practicing different responses to reduce anxiety, depression, and panic symptoms. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, validation, and collaborating on goals so clients feel heard while choosing their path forward.

She also applies motivational interviewing when someone is unsure about change. This approach uses open questions and reflective listening to clarify values and build readiness for steps like reducing substance use or starting healthy routines. Erika aims to match techniques to each person's needs and preferences, and she will work together with clients to decide which approaches fit best.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you use visual cues and a fuller conversation; phone sessions can work well when internet or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coping tools, or for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue work on skills between sessions.