Erica Sandoval, LMFT
California · 7 years in practice
Erica Sandoval is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 130090 · expires December 2027
- NPI
- 1487078291 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Erica
Erica Sandoval is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She also supports those dealing with self-esteem worries, relationship and family concerns, and feelings of isolation. Her manner is calm and straightforward so conversations feel manageable even on a tough day.
Erica uses ideas from Systemic Therapy to look at patterns between people and within relationships. She combines this with client-centered listening so each person’s goals guide the work.
Background and approach
She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions are conversational and practical. Erica focuses on clear steps clients can try between meetings, such as communication practices and grounding skills.
She offers space to talk through guilt, shame, forgiveness, and issues around control without judgment. Over seven years of clinical experience have given her practice with mood disorders and post-traumatic stress. Erica often works with young adults on life purpose and social anxiety concerns.
She aims to meet people where they are and pace the work to what feels doable. Erica practices in California and conducts therapy in English. Her approach is collaborative and centered on helping people find what changes feel most useful in their daily lives.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Erica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Erica names
- Systemic Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Approaches and how they work online
Erica commonly uses Systemic Therapy to understand patterns between people and within relationships, helping identify recurring interactions that keep problems going. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening and building goals that matter to the individual, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and offers skills to shift those patterns.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Erica will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. She treats that choice as a shared process and checks in regularly to adjust the plan based on what is helping.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people talk face to face, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help fit therapy around work, school, or other commitments while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Erica commonly address?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem challenges. Erica also focuses on communication problems, control issues, loneliness, and young adult concerns.
How would you describe Erica's style in sessions?
Her style is calm, direct, and practical. Sessions emphasize listening first, then setting small, doable steps to try between meetings.
What is Erica's professional background?
Erica has seven years of clinical experience working as a marriage and family therapist. That time includes work with mood disorders and post-traumatic stress.
Where is Erica licensed and practicing?
She holds a California LMFT credential and practices in California. Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with Erica?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered in English to people located within the supported region.
Which session formats are available?
Erica provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Different formats make it easier to fit therapy into varied schedules and needs.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model. Subscriptions can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability. That process connects you and sets the first appointment.
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