Erika Posey, LMSW

Erika Posey is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with a clinical master’s degree in social work and a background in undergraduate social work studies. She brings seven years of professional experience to her practice, combining clinical training with a focus on maternal infant mental health to support parents in strengthening bonds with young children.

Erika has worked across the lifespan, supporting newborns, toddlers, youth, teens, adults, and older adults. Her clinical work addresses a range of challenges including trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, adjustment to life transitions, family conflicts, and parenting skill development. She integrates evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), along with Motivational Interviewing and self-esteem building techniques to tailor care to each person’s needs.

Known for a calm and easy-going manner, Erika adopts a strength-based perspective and acts as an advocate for clients of all ages. She focuses on practical strategies that improve daily functioning and supports people through healing and growth. Her approach centers on collaboration, helping clients identify goals and build the skills needed to navigate relationships, mood concerns, addictive behaviors, and other life challenges.

Evidence-Based Therapies Delivered Through Online Care

Erika often uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early and current relational patterns affect emotional well-being. This approach helps people understand connection styles and repair relational wounds, which can be useful for relationship, parenting, and attachment concerns.

She also employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to build practical coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT is task-oriented and focuses on strategies clients can use between sessions to notice change.

Finally, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques are applied when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, or interpersonal effectiveness are central concerns. DBT combines acceptance and change strategies to reduce reactivity and improve communication.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Erika will work with each person to assess goals, preferences, and symptoms and then recommend or combine methods that best match their needs. This collaborative planning helps ensure therapy feels relevant and achievable.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to arrange sessions around work, family, and other commitments, and to maintain continuity of care when life circumstances change. Licensed professionals can apply the same therapeutic techniques effectively through these remote formats, helping clients progress from wherever they are.