About
- Solution-Focused work
- Cognitive Behavioral tools
- Motivational Interviewing
About Erika
Erika Torres is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are worried about relationships, parenting, self-esteem, career shifts, stress and anxiety, and other life changes. Erika also addresses issues such as grief, addiction concerns, intimacy-related questions, and compassion fatigue.
Her sessions are direct and practical. She draws on solution-focused methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and motivational interviewing to help people identify what works for them. Conversations tend to center on strengths and specific steps a person can take between sessions.
Erika pays attention to family background and adoption or foster care experiences when they matter to a person's story. She also names caregiver stress, postpartum challenges, pregnancy-related concerns, immigration stress, body image, and young adult transitions as areas she commonly sees. She explains ideas plainly and uses a straightforward style with a touch of humor.
In a typical session she helps people sort through what feels most urgent, test small changes, and notice what shifts. That might look like trying a new communication approach, reframing stressful thoughts, or setting achievable short-term goals. Sessions emphasize practical tools and clear next steps.
Erika works in English and practices from California. To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site's online options.
How sessions work
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Erika commonly draws on Attachment-Based ideas and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions, which can help when relationship or parenting issues feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage stress, or change habits.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Erika works with each person to choose which methods to try based on their goals and preferences. She treats it as a collaborative plan that can change as progress is made or problems shift.
Confirm the exact online session options before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments are simpler to keep. Talk with her about what would fit your routine and responsibilities, and together you can pick a rhythm that works.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports adults with relationship strain, parenting stress, self-esteem, career transitions, grief, addiction-related issues, and other life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic approach?
Her style is direct and practical, using solution-focused work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and motivational interviewing to help people try concrete changes.
How much experience does she have?
Erika has 13 years of experience as a practicing clinician in a variety of settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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.