Erica is a Sex Positive Therapist who graduted from the UNC School of Social Work in Chapel Hill, NC in 2006. In addition to having a sex positive framework, Erica specializes trauma/PTSD/C-PTSD and personality disorders mainly focusing on BPD and NPD. Erica has been a therapist for over 10 years and has been specializing specifically in sex positivity for almost 3 years. They also identify and have direct experience in kink/BDSM, poly/ENM, challenging purity culture, along with being non-binary and working with LGBTQIA community. They believe that sex/bodies are natural and are working hard to change the current sex negative culture in our country. Erica believes that marriage is one of the many relationship forms that people can enter into but is not the only one.
Erica utilizes a variety of skills when working with individuals, couples, or families to address the many issues people face. Erica has a holistic approach that encompases a wide variety of therapeutic approaches, along with recommendations to help enhance the therapy work. They work with clients in a person centered way to help them recognize patterns of thoughts and behaviors which are preventing them from reaching their goals. Erica has had training in several evidence based therapeutic modalities including: Psychodynamic, CBT, ACT, and MBT(Mentalization Based Treatment), which all inform the way in which they approach treatment with clients. They also provide MBT and LMSW supervision, which they were doing at their previous job. Erica has a unique and eclectic style and at times will recommend unconventional techniques or skills completely tailored to their clients.
