Sheet 1
- Client-centered work
- DBT skills
- Goal-focused plans
About Erika
LICSW in New Hampshire with nine years of experience, Erika Coombs helps people navigate grief, family issues, anxiety, and changes in work or life. She focuses on practical steps for self-esteem, coping skills, and managing stress and depression. Sessions are rooted in collaborative conversation and real-world problem solving.
Erika uses client-centered work to listen and reflect what matters most to each person. She draws on dialectical behavior therapy to teach concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Narrative and solution-focused approaches help people reframe difficult stories and set small, manageable goals.
In sessions she encourages honest talk about feelings and events. Conversations include identifying patterns, practicing new coping skills, and planning short-term actions between meetings. She aims to make sessions clear and straightforward so people can try changes in daily life.
Erika has supported people dealing with compassion fatigue, parenting strain, eating struggles, ADHD-related concerns, and LGBT-related stress. She also helps clients facing anger, career shifts, and recovery from trauma and abuse. Her work balances listening with concrete skill building and goal setting.
People who prefer a mix of reflective conversation and practical tools often find her approach useful. If you want a therapist who focuses on skills, short-term goals, and reworking unhelpful stories, this style may fit. Confirm current session options before booking to match logistics with your needs.
Sheet 2
Approaches used in remote sessions and how they work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client, helping people clarify values and goals. This approach is useful when someone needs a direct, conversational space to sort through feelings and priorities.Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, provides short, practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It helps when emotions feel overwhelming or when someone wants concrete tools to manage stress and reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying different strategies, tracking what helps, and adjusting plans together.
Confirm the session formats available before you book, since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing commute time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or removing the need to be on camera when that helps. Licensed professionals can use these practical options to match therapy to everyday routines without changing the therapeutic process.
Sheet 3
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
New Hampshire, Massachusetts
Languages
English
Sheet 4
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with grief, family conflict, self-esteem issues, depression, anxiety, compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, eating concerns, ADHD, anger, career changes, and coping with life changes.
What therapy approaches does she use?
She uses client-centered therapy, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), narrative therapy, and solution-focused techniques to combine listening with practical skills and goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with people on a range of concerns including grief, family issues, and stress-related difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in New Hampshire.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings will be held.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; check the platform details for specific pricing in your area.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.