Erika Posey

Erika Posey is a licensed master social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and parenting challenges. She describes an easy-going, strength-focused style that aims to build practical skills and steady progress. Erika works with people facing addiction, trauma, mood struggles, and identity questions, including LGBT concerns. She brings seven years of experience in social work and clinical practice in Michigan. Her background includes work across the lifespan, from newborns and toddlers to teens and older adults, and she has a focus on maternal infant mental health to support parents and young children. Erika uses straightforward tools to improve daily coping and family interactions. In sessions she draws from cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. She also uses dialectical behavior ideas to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Attachment-based and emotionally-focused ways of working inform how she supports relationship and bonding issues. Erika emphasizes motivational interviewing and self-esteem work to encourage change that feels doable. She frames goals around clients' strengths and practical steps rather than jargon. This often means setting small, measurable changes and building on successes. The approach is collaborative: she talks with each person about what matters most and adapts methods to fit their life. People who want clear tools, supportive coaching, and help with parenting or relationship repair may find her style helpful.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work looks at how people connect and bond with others. It helps with relationship strain, parenting concerns, and attachment issues by focusing on patterns of closeness and trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when people want clear skills to practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and recommend which methods to try first. That plan can change as work progresses so clients and the therapist decide together what feels most helpful.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online work helpful because it can fit more easily into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Online sessions also make it easier to continue therapy when life or caregiving demands shift, while still focusing on skill building and relationship work in regular appointments with licensed professionals.