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- Evidence-based techniques
- Career and caregiving support
- Trauma and attachment work
About Erica
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with six years of experience, Erica Bush helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, career concerns, and depression. She speaks English and works with adults seeking practical support for these issues. Erica’s practice also addresses adoption and foster care concerns, attachment and dissociation issues, personality-related patterns, body image, chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, and communication or control problems.
Erica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. She focuses on clear, practical steps rather than jargon. Sessions center on understanding what is causing distress now, identifying patterns, and trying small changes that can make daily life easier.
She pays attention to cultural and identity factors that shape a person’s experience. That means noticing how work, relationships, and social pressures affect mood and behavior. Erica emphasizes collaboration - she and the client set goals and track progress together.
Work with Erica often includes building emotion regulation skills, improving communication, and developing coping strategies for stress and trauma symptoms. She also supports people navigating career transitions and caregiving burdens. Therapy can include exploring attachment patterns and managing dissociation when that is relevant.
Sessions are structured and straightforward. The first meetings focus on gathering the story and setting short-term goals. Later sessions mix skills practice, reflective work, and problem-solving. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Erica describes her work as grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Cognitive methods focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-world experiments to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. These approaches help people break cycles of worry and avoidance and try out different responses in everyday situations.Trauma-informed strategies emphasize pacing, stabilization, and skills for managing distress. This involves building emotion regulation tools, learning grounding techniques, and addressing how past experiences affect current relationships and behavior. Such work is paced to what a person can handle and ties skills to daily challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Erica collaborates with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on progress and client feedback.
Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals often use virtual sessions to maintain continuity of care during life transitions and to match therapy to a person’s schedule.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, career matters, and depression. She also addresses adoption and foster care concerns, attachment, dissociation, body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and related areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a collaborative approach. Sessions focus on practical skills, problem-solving, and understanding patterns that maintain distress.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker. That background informs work with trauma, anxiety, mood, and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.