Eric Mason, LISW, LIMHP

Eric Mason is a licensed mental health professional with 13 years of clinical experience helping people navigate addiction, trauma, mood concerns, relationship challenges, and life transitions. He combines practical skills from cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused methods with motivational interviewing and a warm, client-centered presence to support change across a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, grief, parenting concerns, intimacy-related problems, and substance use. His work also addresses specialized areas such as adoption and foster care, HIV/AIDS related concerns, impulsivity, infidelity, and compassion fatigue.

Eric has worked with clients across the lifespan - children, adolescents, adults, and older adults - and has experience supporting survivors of physical and sexual abuse, people affected by incarceration, and individuals within LGBTQ communities. He draws on both practical intervention strategies and empathic engagement to meet people where they are, tailoring plans to each personâs goals and circumstances.

He completed a bachelorâs degree in psychology with a minor in addiction studies at Nevada State College in 2011 and earned a Master of Social Work from the University of New England in 2015. He holds LISW and LIMHP credentials - LISW indicating licensure in clinical social work practice and LIMHP indicating licensure in independent mental health practice - and maintains practice in Nevada while also holding licensure in Nebraska and Iowa. Eric offers an inviting, interactive approach that emphasizes respect, compassion, and collaboration.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Eric Mason frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and build practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms. CBT typically involves learning strategies to change thinking and behavior in ways that reduce distress and improve functioning.

He also employs motivational interviewing, a collaborative style that helps people explore their own motivations for change and strengthen commitment when facing substance use, ambivalence about treatment, or lifestyle shifts. Client-centered therapy underpins his work as well - creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person's values and goals guide the pace and focus of sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Eric works together with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts techniques as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible and accessible. These options allow people to fit appointments into busy schedules, access support from home or work, and continue care through life transitions while working with licensed professionals and therapists who can tailor treatment to individual circumstances.