Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Erika works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- West Virginia
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Erika
Erika Rucker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in West Virginia. She centers sessions on building a trusting relationship and practical steps people can use day to day. Erika focuses on immediate concerns like anger, stress, anxiety, grief, and addiction while helping with relationship and intimacy-related issues.
She draws from several well-known approaches to shape treatment to each person. Erika uses client-centered listening to learn what matters most to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
She also applies cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and shift them into more useful routines. Erika integrates emotion-focused methods to help people notice and work through strong feelings. She adds dialectical behavior strategies when someone needs concrete skills for managing intense emotions or improving distress tolerance.
These approaches are selected to match goals, not forced onto anyone. With three years as an LPC, Erika brings practical counseling experience in areas like trauma and abuse, depression, sleep and eating concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and co-occurring substance issues. She also offers support for attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, blended family dynamics, and communication problems.
Sessions are offered in English and held via video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
What Erika works with
Everything Erika lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Erika's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Erika lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Erika commonly uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels understood and heard. This approach helps people clarify what they want to change and guides goal-setting in a way that fits their life.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a hands-on approach that identifies unhelpful thought patterns and builds new behavioral routines. CBT is often useful for anxiety, anger, sleep problems, and depression because it breaks issues into clear steps to practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Erika collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, symptoms, and day-to-day constraints. She will adjust techniques over time based on what proves most helpful in sessions and between meetings.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist observe cues and maintain a face-to-face rhythm. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief updates, skill coaching, and ongoing contact between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using approaches like CBT and client-centered work effectively.
Questions people ask about Erika
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, and caregiver stress.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, combining client-centered listening with skill-based methods like CBT and DBT techniques.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has three years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor focused on a range of concerns including trauma, addiction, and co-occurring conditions.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds a West Virginia LPC credential and practices with clients in West Virginia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and the subscription model used; sessions are provided through a cancellable subscription.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on therapist availability.