Therapist profile
Erika Haines, LMFT
LMFT in California - Family and parenting concerns
Continue with ErikaAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and client-centered
About Erika
Erika Haines is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California with 13 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, anger, depression, family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, eating concerns, parenting struggles, self-esteem, bipolar concerns, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Erika speaks English and Spanish and works only with clients who reside in California.
Her approach blends several practical methods. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. Client-Centered Therapy is used to listen carefully and reflect what matters to the client. Solution-Focused Therapy is applied when short-term, concrete steps are useful.
In sessions she aims to be direct and straightforward. Conversations often include naming patterns, trying specific strategies, and checking what helps day to day. Humor is used when it feels right to ease tension and open up difficult topics.
Erika has worked with a wide range of concerns across early, middle, and later life. That includes support for aging and geriatric issues, blended family challenges, codependency, communication and control problems, domestic violence, substance use, immigration-related stress, infidelity, multicultural concerns, and post-traumatic stress. She also addresses abandonment, commitment worries, and building self-love.
People who come to her can expect collaborative problem solving. Sessions focus on practical changes and on understanding recurring patterns. Before beginning, clients confirm they live in California and choose a scheduling option through the site's matching and booking flow.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client says. It helps when someone needs space to clarify feelings and priorities and when language or cultural context matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, parenting stress, and managing reactions to everyday triggers.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust based on what is helpful. That may mean starting with CBT strategies for immediate symptom relief, then using client-centered work to unpack longer standing patterns.
The therapist's original profile does not specify which online session formats she offers. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets clients continue seeing a licensed professional while balancing school, work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns are addressed?
Erika helps people with parenting strain, blended family issues, communication problems, and family conflict. She also works with related topics like infidelity and caregiving stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is straightforward and conversational. She uses practical strategies, occasional humor, and reflective listening to find what helps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience as an LMFT working with a broad range of concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a California LMFT and can only provide therapy to clients who reside in California.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current online session options before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking flow.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.