Erin Sperico, LCMHC

Erin Sperico is a licensed clinical mental health counselor with 12 years of experience. She uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Erin aims to create a space where people feel heard and respected as they talk about difficult and personal concerns.

Erin blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered listening and emotionally-focused work. She leans on mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people build coping skills and make meaningful changes. Sessions focus on concrete tools, clear goals, and small steps that fit into everyday life.

Her background includes work with mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and issues around self-esteem, anger, and grief. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, and challenges tied to ADHD and life transitions. Erin draws on 12 years of practice to match methods to each person’s needs.

In sessions she emphasizes collaboration and practical problem solving. Conversations may include skill practice, thought tracking, emotion-focused exercises, and short-term goal planning. The aim is to leave each session with at least one useful idea to try between meetings.

Erin is licensed in North Carolina as an LCMHC. She offers appointments by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

Putting CBT and Emotion-Focused Work Online

Erin commonly uses cognitive behavioral methods to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this approach often focuses on practical skills and short-term goals for issues like anxiety, mood, and stress. She also uses client-centered listening to build understanding and emotional safety, which helps people feel heard and more willing to try new skills.

Emotionally-focused techniques are used when the core issue involves relationship patterns or intense feelings. These methods help people identify emotions, name what matters most, and practice new ways of responding to themselves and others. Together these approaches aim to create clear steps a person can take between sessions to test what works.

Finding the right mix of methods is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, try approaches, and adjust based on what the person finds helpful. That process helps pinpoint whether CBT, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, or motivational interviewing best fit the concern.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for skill demonstration and emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between meetings and can fit into busy days or varied schedules.