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Eric Billig
Experience
22 years
Based in
California
Sessions
Online
Languages
English

Therapist · California

Eric Billig

LMFT

Transformative mind-body focused therapy

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License and NPI on record

LMFT
California · 112750
NPI
1023357977

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  • Mind-body approach
  • Practical tools
  • Long-term experience

About Eric

Eric Billig, LMFT, offers a practical, down-to-earth approach that connects how the body and mind interact. He explains how daily thoughts and behaviors shape deeper patterns and gives clear tools to change those patterns. His focus includes anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, stress, grief, and relationship and intimacy concerns. He also addresses sleep and eating issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, and career-related stress.

With 22 years of experience, Eric emphasizes straightforward education about how the psyche and body work together. He uses that information to help people make small, concrete changes that add up over time. Sessions often include steps people can try between meetings to rewire habits and reactions.

Eric blends talk-based work with attention to bodily and behavioral patterns. He draws on client-centered methods and narrative ideas to help people tell their story in a new way. Motivational interviewing helps when someone needs support toward change, and mindfulness practices help with moment-to-moment stress and anxiety.

People come to him for a wide range of concerns, including bipolar mood issues, compassion fatigue, abandonment and attachment struggles, and end-of-life or hospice-related matters. He also assists with codependency, control issues, and communication problems that show up in daily life.

Eric describes the work as collaborative and educational. He helps people set clear goals, practice new responses, and track progress. To begin, clients use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to connect and schedule sessions.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

How his approaches translate to online work

Eric often blends client-centered work with mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people change patterns that cause distress. Client-centered Therapy focuses on understanding a person’s experience and creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space that helps people explore feelings and choices. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple practices to notice thoughts and bodily sensations, which can reduce reactivity in anxiety, stress, and trauma. Motivational Interviewing uses guided conversation to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change and can support work on addiction, eating habits, or habit change.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. He collaborates with each person to identify goals, test methods, and adjust the plan as progress is seen. The therapist and client discuss which techniques feel helpful and tailor sessions to preferences and needs.

Session formats are not specified in his biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing meetings during breaks or evenings. It can also support shorter check-ins or practices between sessions, and make it simpler to bring therapy into daily routines while the team works on goals together.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Eric commonly address?

He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and many related concerns listed on his profile.

What is his therapeutic style like?

He uses a practical, explanatory style that connects mental patterns to bodily and behavioral systems and offers concrete steps to change habits.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He brings 22 years of experience working in mental health settings and with individual clients.

What are his credentials and where is he licensed?

He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California.

In which languages are sessions available?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does he work with international clients?

He does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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