Erica Martin , LMHC

Erica Martin is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 12 years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship dynamics, trauma and abuse, LGBTQ-related concerns, intimacy-related issues, and helping people navigate major life changes and family challenges. Erica combines a compassionate approach with practical strategies to support clients facing a wide range of difficulties, from attachment and abandonment concerns to communication problems, infidelity, and caregiver stress.

Erica works to establish an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore thoughts and feelings safely and honestly. Her practice also addresses adoption and foster care questions, blended family issues, body image, codependency, commitment struggles, divorce and separation, and the lingering effects of family of origin problems. She recognizes that starting therapy requires courage and aims to meet each person where they are, tailoring the work to individual goals and circumstances. Erica’s experience in working with families and individuals provides a foundation for collaborative therapeutic work focused on growth, healing, and improved relationships.

CBT-Informed Care and Flexible Online Access

Erica Martin uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a core approach, helping clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical strategies to change behaviors. CBT is often applied to concerns such as anxiety, mood challenges, relationship patterns, and the effects of trauma, offering concrete tools to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Erica works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits best for their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review options, adjust techniques over time, and prioritize methods that feel useful and sustainable for each person.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to connect from different locations within Florida. These options allow clients to maintain continuity of care and to access licensed professionals in ways that suit their routines and communication preferences.