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About Erma
LCSW licensed in California with 22 years of clinical experience, Erma Wardley helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She uses several therapeutic approaches including Client-Centered Therapy, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas. Sessions are conducted in English. Erma’s background emphasizes practical support for emotional struggles and coping skills.
Erma focuses on concrete problems and day-to-day coping. She helps clients learn skills for managing panic, social anxiety, mood swings, and overwhelming stress. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, caregiver stress, control struggles, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation, narcissism-related concerns, and post-traumatic stress.
Her style blends short-term skills work with deeper reflection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and change patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy supplies emotion regulation and distress-tolerance tools. Mindfulness practices are brought in to increase awareness and reduce reactivity.
Erma also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape current relationships and patterns. Treatment often alternates between learning coping strategies and examining underlying themes that keep problems recurring. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on what the client wants to change.
To begin, prospective clients use the site matching process and schedule a first meeting. The setting and steps are discussed early so goals and the best mix of methods are clear. Practical coping and clearer self-understanding are repeated goals across her work.
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Approaches used in online sessions and how they help
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's perspective and priorities. It emphasizes listening and responding to what the person says so they can name goals and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns with clear exercises and homework to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills for intense moods and impulsive behaviors.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences together and adjust methods over time. That collaborative process helps decide whether to emphasize skills training, mindfulness, or deeper psychodynamic reflection for any given problem.
The original biography does not list which online session formats are offered. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know whether sessions are by video, phone, or another format. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life - for example it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins that fit a lunch break, or avoid the need to be on camera if a phone call is preferred. These practical benefits can help sustain regular sessions while working on stress, panic, mood, and relationship patterns.
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Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include abandonment, caregiver stress, control issues, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation, mood disorders, narcissism-related concerns, panic, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety.
What therapeutic approaches are used?
Work combines Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness techniques, and psychodynamic ideas. The mix is chosen to match a client's immediate needs and longer-term goals.
How much experience does the therapist have?
She has 22 years of professional experience in clinical work. That experience spans both short-term skills training and longer-term therapeutic work.
What credential and location information is provided?
She is an LCSW licensed in California. Sessions are offered by a California-licensed clinician working in English.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates depend on the chosen subscription and location.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. The questionnaire and initial meeting are used to match goals and plan next steps.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.