About Ericka
Ericka Elder Ortega is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Utah and Indiana. She brings five years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues related to LGBT identity. Her approach centers on creating a calm, nonjudgmental place to talk and make steady changes.
She helps people name what's causing distress and builds practical steps to feel better. That can mean talking through past hurts from trauma or abuse, working on self-worth, or sorting problems around guilt and shame.
Background and approach
She also supports people coping with mood challenges, eating and food-related concerns, and worries about abandonment. Sessions focus on listening first, then setting small goals that fit daily life. Ericka uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide each person toward clearer thinking and healthier habits.
She encourages self-compassion and practical strategies so progress can continue between sessions. She aims to be straightforward and supportive during hard conversations. Parents or young adults looking for help with women's issues, self-love, or motivation will find a therapist who keeps things simple and goal-oriented.
Ericka welcomes questions and helps people explore what a good next step could look like. Ericka holds the LMHC credential in Indiana and the LCMHC credential in Utah. She offers care in English and works with adults who want to address the areas noted above.
The first step is deciding to reach out and learn what a collaborative plan might involve.
How Evidence-Based Techniques Fit Online Care
Ericka uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and healing from past hurt. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with clearer, more balanced thoughts; this can reduce anxiety and lift mood. Another approach involves processing and containing painful memories so they have less emotional power and interfere less with daily life; it can be useful for trauma and abuse recovery.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist and client review goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust as needed. That collaborative testing helps find what feels most helpful for each person and keeps sessions focused on real life results.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video works well for in-depth conversation and visual cues, while phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging offer quick check-ins and written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or busy family schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
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Also works with
- Abandonment
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Utah
- Languages
- English