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Ericka Bassey, LICSW

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Ericka is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

4.5 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Ericka. View 90 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Minnesota

Recent reviews

She’s the best therapist I have ever worked with

Reviewed September 2024

Ericka has been awesome in helping guide me through my thought patterns. Thank you!

Reviewed September 2024

More about Ericka

  • 3 years' experience
  • Female
  • LICSW

I am a clinically licensed social worker, LICSW, who has been providing emotional health services in a variety of settings since 1994. I graduated with an MSW from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work in 1994. I obtained my LICSW in 2010. I have both clinic and hospital based experience. I have also done a lot of community based mental health work. I am interested in holistic approaches to health and healing. I am open and operate with kindness and compassion. I enjoy partnering with others in their journeys to health, wholeness and well-being. I am practical and my approach is always tailored to the needs of my clients. I always meet my clients where they are and allow them to define their problems and/or crisis.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Grief Anger management Self esteem Depression Addictions Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Parenting issues Bipolar disorder Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue Abandonment Aging and geriatric issues Caregiver issues and stress Codependency Communication problems Dissociation Family of origin issues Forgiveness HIV / AIDS Life purpose Mood disorders Multicultural concerns Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirth Prejudice and discrimination Self-harm Women's issues Workplace issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Solution-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Ericka Bassey's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730499310.

  • LICSW · Minnesota · 18505 · Expires July 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling, also known as teletherapy, is a method of delivering mental health services through digital means such as video conferencing, phone calls, or messaging platforms. It can be an ideal option for individuals who have difficulty accessing traditional therapy due to geographical distance, time constraints, or personal preferences like privacy and comfort. Many people find it easier to open up from the familiarity of their own space.

Teletherapy has been found to be highly effective, with studies showing that it can produce similar outcomes to in-person therapy, particularly for issues like anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The flexibility and accessibility it offers make it a valuable alternative to conventional therapy settings.

Reviews for Ericka Bassey

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

4.5

90 reviews

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Clients mention: Great Listens Easy Helpful Recommend Amazing Understanding Comfortable Supportive Wonderful

She’s the best therapist I have ever worked with

Reviewed September 2024

Ericka has been awesome in helping guide me through my thought patterns. Thank you!

Reviewed September 2024

She’s good

Reviewed June 2024

Very greatful for getting in touch and getting some guidance and support

Reviewed April 2024

Erika is great at getting me to open up and is very patient with me. She really seems to take interest in why I am feeling the way I am and genuinely seems to want to help. Exactly what you should look for in a therapist

Reviewed February 2024

Ericka Bassey is a true Woman of God. She is very knowledgeable. She listens attentively and offers strategies.

Reviewed July 2021

Ericka is awesome, through her deep questions, she directs you to another perspective.

Reviewed May 2021

I love how I feel after every session with Ms. Ericka. I’m at a place in my life where I’m unlocking levels of healing. The thought that this journey is lifelong, worried me at first, but my sessions with Ms. Ericka made me feel more comfortable with realizing that fact.

Reviewed November 2023

Ericka is a very kind and personable listener. She hears me and has a gracious way of recommending solutions for me, which I greatly appreciate. She is someone I look forward to speaking with and regularly.

Reviewed August 2023

Ericka always makes me feel heard and helps me to work through my thoughts and emotions with a kind and understanding attitude. She pushes back on me when I have thoughts/responses that aren’t healthy or realistic and I really appreciate that

Reviewed June 2023

Ericka is experienced and very insightful. She was warm and understanding of my issues. Highly recommend!

Reviewed May 2023

Erika is amazing!!! I immediately felt comfortable with her. She is kind and understanding. she just got me!

Reviewed March 2023

Erica is fantastic! She is a patient listener and offers great insights to help me better understand myself abandoned the barriers to my mental and emotional health.

Reviewed March 2023

She provides great Insight.

Reviewed March 2023

Erica has been so helpful. I have seen so many positive changes in my life since I started working with her

Reviewed April 2023

Ericka is a warm, empathetic and lovely person. Great listener, with insightful questions. Supportive in many ways; and I really like having her as my therapist. If she wasn’t my therapist I’d be proud to have her as a friend.

Reviewed February 2023

Ericka is very easy to talk to . Makes you feel comfortable

Reviewed January 2023

I feel heard. I finally feel heard and seen by someone who cares about my growth. Thank you so much Ms. Ericka.

Reviewed December 2022

I absolutely love Ericka!! She understands my situation completely and her ability to listen to me and offer her expert advice is so very helpful! I have been able to work through my circumstance with her guidance now and with what she is teaching me, in the future as well. She has been a blessing to me. Thank you so much Ericka!!

Reviewed December 2022

Outstanding support, great listener and strong recommendations for skills to work on to help me manage my mental health in a better way. Thank you!

Reviewed December 2022

Ericka is professional and friendly and it has been easy to develop a good rapport with her. She is nonjudgmental and honest when offering her insights. She has listened, asked meaningful questions, and has offered helpful tools. Therapy with her has been enlightening and productive. I highly recommend her.

Reviewed December 2022

I have enjoyed having Ericka as my therapist so far! Has been a supportive voice that I have needed.

Reviewed November 2022

Erica is insightful and helpful. I recommend her service.

Reviewed November 2022

It's been life-changing talking to Ericka! She's helped me understand how to balance my life, building my business from the ground up and still prioritizing my personal life and needs.

Reviewed September 2022

So far I’ve had some difficulties with technology and Ericka has been willing to stick with me and offer creative solutions for us to connect. As I try the suggested activities I am reminded of tools to manage my stress and fear. I’m excited to continue working with i

Reviewed August 2022

Ericka has been an amazing help so far with everything I have going on in my life right now ; she offers multiple days and times to schedule appointments and responds back in a timely fashion. She has a very calm demeanor and I appreciate that she asks questions vs myself just talking during our sessions.

Reviewed August 2022

Smart, active listener

Reviewed August 2022

I appreciate the way she guides the session and offers suggestions for coping with daily worries. I feel listened to and that makes my anxiety lessen.

Reviewed August 2022

Ericka allows me to fully express myself, while gently guiding me through my self work. I highly recommend!

Reviewed August 2022

She takes her time to listen to everything I have to say. Truly makes me feel safe and able to open up.

Reviewed July 2022

I’ve only been chatting with Ericka for a few weeks and she has been fantastic! I feel she understands where I’m at and has provided guidance and information to get the ball rolling to help me move the progress ball along.

Reviewed July 2022

Very helpful.

Reviewed July 2022

I have found a place where it is safe to explore, expound and discuss my feelings, thoughts, decisions, dreams and failures. I am thankful for the option to do this in the comfort of my home. I am thankful to be free to be who I am and what I believe and discuss my faith. Aricka does a good job of listening, helping me clarify and encourage.

Reviewed July 2022

I like that Ericka challenges me to think about different sides of things. She listens and understands, and is able to give constructive criticism without judgement.

Reviewed July 2022

Working with Ericka is like having a thousand tons lifted off my shoulders. She is wonderful to work with, and I appreciate her listening ear, and compassionate conversation.

Reviewed July 2022

I have been extremely grateful for having Ericka in my life. It’s crazy how the timing has been Impeccable! Even though she may not be able to understand how I feel, she listens and is empathetic and so kind. She picks up on; and helps me to realize what it is I am feeling. God sent her to me at this time in my life.

Reviewed June 2022

Love that she’s a straight shooter and constantly helpful

Reviewed June 2022

I appreciate the fact that Erika really listens to what I have to say and the fact that she gives objective feedback and support.

Reviewed June 2022

She listens to me and gives me the space to grow and learn within our sessions. Very kind and welcoming and understanding.

Reviewed June 2022

Very easy to listen to, extremely positive and outgoing. Easy to talk to and get encouragement from.

Reviewed May 2022

Ericka is a great person and affords me a safe space to unload, reorganized and prioritize what is important and deserving of my energy and effort. I value her time and insights.

Reviewed April 2022

Ericka is very supportive and has good listening skills. Thanks

Reviewed April 2022

Ericka listened to me and asked excellent follow-up for a well rounded session. I was very pleased with her approach.

Reviewed April 2022

thank you for listening

Reviewed April 2022

Seems knowledge, supportive and kind

Reviewed March 2022

She is a good listener and makes you feel Comfortable when taking. She's made me think a few times.

Reviewed February 2022

Highly recommend

Reviewed February 2022

Erika is lively, friendly and communicated well! She’s a joy!!

Reviewed February 2022

She is so kind and a wonderful listener. I’m so glad to see her each week!

Reviewed February 2022

She listens and connects very well

Reviewed February 2022

Ericka is great and I appreciates her thoughtfulness and excellent listening skills. She certainly had made a difference in my life and help me move pass some of the obstacles I was facing. She made me feel heard and help me understand it's not my fault for what had happened. I'm glad to have found Ericka and I know she'll continue to help me move toward fining myself and my aspiration again. Thanks Ericka, I really needed your help and I'm glad you were there to help me get through this bump in the road. Mai~

Reviewed February 2022

I am extremely pleased with Ericka Bassey as a therapist. She is an excellent listener, and offers strong support, and gives invaluable feedback.

Reviewed February 2022

Hands down amazing therapist !

Reviewed January 2022

She’s been really great and always listens and offers suggestions.

Reviewed January 2022

Ericka has been the perfect fit for me. Just knowing an appointment booked with her, gets me through the tough days. Her voice and how she gets me to things through, all extremely helpful. So very grateful for BetterHelp and Ericka.

Reviewed January 2022

Helped me out so much. Thank you Ericka. She really cares and lets me talk! Never interrupts which feels good. I enjoyed that she really wanted to listen and made it all about me.

Reviewed January 2022

I love working with Miss Bassey. She’s been very supportive of my needs in this experience and offers me practical ways to deal with life challenges. She’s very authentic in her approach and has a very warm personality that makes it easy for me to open up.

Reviewed November 2021

I enjoy working with Ericka. She is provided a gentle and welcoming space to learn how to better approach the world and the relationships we have within the world.

Reviewed November 2021

I’ve only been working with Ericka for a couple of weeks now but she has been so amazing! I love that she sends articles throughout the week for things to work on. If I have any questions/concerns, I receive a response back in a very timely manner. I’m so happy I was paired up with her!

Reviewed November 2021

I've only just started with Ericka, but she's already made a tangible difference in my life. She is the perfect mixture of empathetic and challenging, and offers me homework tailored to my style of learning. 10/10 would therapy again!

Reviewed November 2021

I have only had one session with her so far, but she is awesome. She really focuses on playing an active part in ones healing and provides lots of ways to do so, which I very much appreciate. She is kind and I feel like she really listens. I am very happy that she was assigned as my counselorz

Reviewed November 2021

I feel comfort after talking with her, I try and do the challenges she gives me. She gives me hope! I don’t feel so lost. I look forward to our talks. She is a beautiful person.

Reviewed November 2021

Ericka is easy to talk to, listens and responds with actions to my conversations.

Reviewed November 2021

Besides an awesome counsellor, Bassey is an amazing human being. Her energy is healing. she has a beautiful mind, a very open mind and she had answer to everything. i love how she made me explore myself and taught me to look for the answers with in. her words made it all fall into place. i love her.

Reviewed September 2021

When I came to BetterHelp my life was a complete mess. I was so focused on the past I couldn't enjoy the present or look to the future. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't work and even just simple day-to-day tasks were crushingly overwhelming. By the second session with Ericka I was already noticing rapid improvements, she helped me gain new perspectives on issues that had previously seemed insurmountable, become more confident in myself and my own abilities, and finally set the past to rest so I could look to the future with hope. Ericka has given me my life back in a few short months and I am eternally grateful to her for what she does every day here.

Reviewed September 2021

Ericka is very understanding and empathetic and knows how to ask leading questions that help me remember DBT skills I had forgotten how to use.

Reviewed August 2021

Ericka is the perfect blend of a mental health professional who possesses deep subject matter expertise along with being a thoughtful and kind person who takes the time to listen and relate before offering guidance. This provides me with room to grow through sharing my experiences along with being guided by someone who can make a more thoughtful and human set of suggestions supported by tools. This makes our process together relatable and real.

Reviewed August 2021

I am quite happy and pleased with having Ericka as my counselor. She is excellent at listening, and giving feedback, and offers positive alternatives to help me navigate communication with family members as well as peers, and employers. i am very fortunate to have connected with her, and look forward to continue counseling with her.

Reviewed August 2021

She is so kind and her wisdom is very supportive. She listens and validates and offers good feedback. She is very easy to open up to.

Reviewed August 2021

She is extremely knowledgeable about resources for medication and developing coping skills. She is very insightful and great at asking questions to gently get to the heart of the matter in order to help provide problem solving and refocusing. I have been going to different therapists for various things since I was a child and she is the first counselor whom I have feel treats me as an equal. I would highly recommend her to anyone.

Reviewed August 2021

She is phenomenal and invested in helping others!

Reviewed August 2021

Ericka Bassey is patient. I felt comfortable talking to her and her insight and help was very helpful.

Reviewed August 2021

She is very patient & understanding. She helped open my eyes to new perspective

Reviewed August 2021

Ericka is warm and welcoming. She is a great listener and you can tell she cares about what you are saying. She's provided me great tips and resources. Highly recommend.

Reviewed August 2021

Ericka has been a perfect for for me. She has provided advice and a listening ear when I was going through some very difficult times. I appreciate her patience and her expertise. I feel she is a asset in so many ways to BetterHelp.

Reviewed July 2021

A wonderful and helpful person

Reviewed July 2021

Ericka is absolutely wonderful. I feel like she really truly hears me. And there is no question that she truly cares. I am lucky to have found her.

Reviewed July 2021

This counselor is quite accommodating and easy to talk with, I would highly recommend her.

Reviewed July 2021

Ericka has been great so far! Very warm and personable. We have already start to crack the case on some of my issues after one session.

Reviewed July 2021

She is very nice. Also gives a lot of mindfulness tips. Very easy to talk to

Reviewed June 2021

I just started BetterHelp and Ericka is amazing. She follows up with me and provides me with helpful challenges that help me address the issues that are hard to overcome. I totally feel like she understands. So happy with my experience.

Reviewed June 2021

Ericka has been a wonderful resource for me to work through all the stuff going on in my life. She us compassionate and a wonderful listener!

Reviewed June 2021

She’s amazing! I really enjoy how much she helps me figure things out!

Reviewed June 2021

Ericka listens to my concerns and puts in the time to help find the best resources for me. I appreciate her expertise and am impressed with her knowledge of different cultural backgrounds which I find essential. Highly recommend scheduling time to meet with her.

Reviewed June 2021

Ericka is easy to talk to and listens. I feel really comfortable with her.

Reviewed May 2021

She is an excellent counselor

Reviewed May 2021

Ericka is amazing. Ericka listens, is extremely patient and caring and although this is all done online, Ericka made me feel safe to speak

Reviewed May 2021

I have had two sessions with Ericka so far and she has been really brilliant. I am already seeing improvements. Ericka is a great listener and always has the perfect response. She is understanding and compassionate and we can also have a laugh. Ericka has completely changed my view on counselling and I look forward too future sessions!

Reviewed May 2021

I enjoyed our session it was very informative she was caring and understanding

Reviewed May 2021

Ericka is awesome. She gets me. I feel lucky to have met her. I look forward to our meetings - but I’m also aware that it’s gonna be real. I recommend anyone to talk to her!

Reviewed May 2021

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Frequently asked questions

Does Ericka Bassey offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Ericka Bassey works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Ericka Bassey speak?

Ericka Bassey speaks English.

How many years of experience does Ericka Bassey have?

Ericka Bassey has 3 years of experience.

Where is Ericka Bassey licensed to practice?

Ericka Bassey is licensed to practice in Minnesota.

Does Ericka Bassey accept clients outside of the United States?

Yes, Ericka Bassey accepts clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Ericka Bassey offer?

Ericka Bassey offers clients Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Ericka Bassey?

Ericka Bassey can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Ericka Bassey?

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