Erica has been a terrific listener and therapist so far. She has been attentive to my concerns, provides resources that are helpful, and absorbs a lot of information while still focusing on the issue at hand. She has made me feel comfortable talking about issues that require action and not just words. I’m very appreciative of her support so far!
Erica R. Brooks, LPC
Experienced mental health professional
Provides online counseling through BetterHelp
At a glance
Erica is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.
- 5.0 stars
- Clients are very satisfied with Erica. View 38 reviews
- Speaks English
- Offers Telehealth visits
- Licensed in Missouri
Recent reviews
Better help chose a perfect therapist for me. She understands what I'm going through and never hesitates to send me helpful scriptures that always make me feel better. After 45 years of an emotionally and mentally abusive marriage and finally leaving to face a nasty divorce, finding this therapy group was the best thing that could have happened for me. I would highly recommend Better Help and my therapist.
More about Erica
- 29 years' experience
- Female
- LPC
My life has been dedicated to serving in the child welfare system of the St. Louis, MO metropolitan area since 1994. Previous settings include residential treatment, outpatient mental health services, and foster care & adoption agencies. This has afforded extensive experience working with children and adolescents whose circumstances have caused deep harm to their mental and emotional well-being. My mission...to decrease the impact those circumstances would have on them in adulthood, to increase their chances of a healthy adulthood. It’s a mission I’ve executed with heart.
Later in my career, I began working with adults who were seeking support and improvement in significant areas of their lives (e.g., relationships, parenting, etc.), and in some cases, in their overall satisfaction with their existence in the world. Most oftentimes, the root of their challenges stemmed from harmful circumstances or experiences that occurred in childhood. It affirmed the importance of this mission to support youth in their healing as well as highlighted the need to support adults in the same manner. It also shifted my professional approach to more holistic forms of treatment that consider the totality of the individual.
I use concepts from various traditional counseling theories as the foundation of my work, so I subscribe to an eclectic theoretical approach to treatment and support. I consider the personal history, personality, values, and therapeutic needs of my client. This individualized approach is necessary to establishing a trusting connection and for creating a safe environment for such important work.
I commend you taking this step and look forward to joining you on your healing journey!
Specialties
Treatment Approaches
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Licenses
Erica R. Brooks's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023259041.
- LPC · Missouri · 2008034730 · Expires June 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, sometimes called teletherapy, refers to talk therapy delivered remotely through digital platforms, such as video calls, phone calls, or chat. It can be a great option for people who face barriers to traditional face-to-face therapy, such as those living in remote areas, individuals with mobility issues, or people with busy schedules that make it difficult to attend in-person sessions.
Teletherapy also offers greater convenience and flexibility, allowing clients to access care from the comfort of their homes. Research shows that the treatment outcomes with online counseling are often just as effective as with traditional therapy, providing a viable alternative for individuals seeking mental health support.
Reviews for Erica R. Brooks
All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.
Overall rating:
Erica has been a terrific listener and therapist so far. She has been attentive to my concerns, provides resources that are helpful, and absorbs a lot of information while still focusing on the issue at hand. She has made me feel comfortable talking about issues that require action and not just words. I’m very appreciative of her support so far!
Better help chose a perfect therapist for me. She understands what I'm going through and never hesitates to send me helpful scriptures that always make me feel better. After 45 years of an emotionally and mentally abusive marriage and finally leaving to face a nasty divorce, finding this therapy group was the best thing that could have happened for me. I would highly recommend Better Help and my therapist.
She is a great and understanding therapist.
Erica has been amazing since day one. She gives me plenty of resources and homework that’s supports me in my journey. She understood my concern and has been guiding me wonderfully. I’m excited to continue with her.
She is very attentive, relatable and understanding.
Erica is great
I appreciate the authenticity Erica brings to therapy. Erica has made therapy an organic conversation with laughter, encouragement, guidance, and resources. I'm really glad that I found her.
Erica has been a great help in every way possible. She sees me in my struggles and acknowledged to and how I need to take the steps to move forward
She’s a good listener, tells it how it is when needed, and gives out material to help with whatever you’re in need of at that time to help better understand what’s going on with yourself.
Excellent service
Erica is very caring and wise. She was able to give me an insight into myself and my struggles.
Erica is everything I am looking for in a therapist for everything I am going through in my life right now. She has given me a lot of great advice on my situation and even sent me outside resources to help me better understand my situation and what I am going through in my life right now.
Erica has continued to help me through difficult challenges in my life, I am glad she has the expertise to change people lives for the better. Thank you.
Erica has been important part of my life. I wouldn't know what to do without her. She has opened my eyes from the dark path I was heading toward and she has shown me that I can overcome and be strong again. To believe in myself. She listens and explains things like no one else. Thank you for helping me through my journey
Erica listens with her heart. She finds ways to describe her life events that echo your feelings. The encouragement is worthy of her time and the patient's concentration.
Erica is awesome. She's very open and accepting and I love her positive uplifting attitude. I also appreciate the unbiased feedback she gives and the insights.
Erica teaches me how to be kind and fair with myself. I love what I imagine when I think to myself “What would Erica say about this?”
Erica listens well & shares good ideas that seem pertinent to the situation. I was comfortable with her from the git-go. I look forward to learning more about me through my visits with her.
Erica is kind, compassionate, caring, she listens and gives feedback. She has provided me with numerous tools to help myself grow. She is supportive and reads situations effectively to know when it is okay to dive deeper into something that is harder to process or when to keep things a little lighter. She’s incredible and been extremely helpful for me.
I am new to therapy and am so happy with Erica and how she’s already helped me. She listens intently and seems to really care about my wellbeing. She always offers advice and ways to shift my thinking. I’m very happy with how our sessions are going and can’t wait to see what she helps me unlock!
Erica R Brooks is a wonderful therapist! She is very knowledgeable, kind & understanding, with a very good sense of humor…
Ms. Brooks is simply amazing. She does not pass judgment and she really listens for understanding to get to the root of the problem. I would highly recommend.
Erica is my first therapist ever, she made me feel comfortable about not being okay.
She’s extremely welcoming! Loved talking to her
Erica is skilled and thoughtful. She is really helping me grow.
Erica’s approach is so patient and so kind. I never feel judged, even when I ugly cry. After one session with her I was able to pinpoint where certain traumas began. I highly recommend her, she is incredible!
Erica Brooks is thoughtful very understanding and has a delightful sense of humor. She seems to really understand my needs I could not have hoped for a better therapist.
I can feel the warmth through the screen when I talk to Erica. I can tell she cares because she listens and provides great feedback. She truly makes me comfortable and I look forward to each session with her. Highly recommend her to all!
As a dinosaur in a modern world, Erica has made it very easy to connect and talk about … how I am feeling that day. Simple enough question, can be profound if you want to dive down the hole. Or just center yourself in the midst of a stressful week. She’s wonderful!
She is the best
I felt So much better after just one session with Erica!! She makes me feel so safe and understood - and has already shared several very usual tools with me! I have been recommending to friends to try BetterHelp since my first session - and some of them have already signed up too! Thanks for all you do!
Erica Brooks is extremely talented knowledgeable and caring. She is very articulate and gives the right advice. She is patient and respectful. I highly recommend her for therapy.
Erica is so amazing in so many ways! Very knowledgeable and I'm so glad I was matched with her. I told her we were brought together for a reason. We get along and have similar views which manes it better. I'm glad I took this step in my life and I'm glad she's the one helping me
I am very thankful that I was matched with Erica, we had a connection from the start and our relationship blossomed into something special over the six weeks that I worked with her. Erica uses her personal experience as well as her knowledge and expertise gained in the field to assess and diagnose individually. Erica let me guide the conversation most of the time and even though I did not always have a plan of what I wanted to say, it ended up coming out and we were able to uncover things I had kept hidden from myself for a long time. Erica taught me how to be emotionally intelligent, consciously thoughtful and to be appreciative of the journey. I especially love Erica's way of visualizing and using analogies to describe feelings and emotional actions. She has a way with words that helps me to see the picture clearer. I strongly recommend Erica to anybody who is working through a tough time or really anybody who needs a smiling, helpful person to talk to. Thank you Erica!!!
Erica Brooks is very respectful , smart and caring. She gets to the core of the problem and and works with people patiently until they get it themselves. I highly recommend Erica Brooks to anyone who likes to improve themselves.
I can't recommend Erica R. Brooks more highly after six sessions discussing how to be a supportive partner and identifying the connection between my childhood and the self-doubt I'm working on to this day. She has so much empathy and it's just fun to speak with her because she can speak from experience and expertise, with an excellent sense of humor as well. If you are lucky like me you will be assigned to her but I would highly encourage to do what I'll be doing in the future and requesting her anytime I use BetterHelp.
Erica has been an incredible guide and support in my life. Joining Betterhelp, I was initially nervous about the pairing process - I am so glad that I was matched with Erica. She actively listens, encourages room for me to call in and understand my own states with each moment, and provides amazing tools for me to carry forward for myself. Her insight and expertise is remarkable - I have received an abundance of resources addressing topics discussed during our sessions, all which provide greater understanding of myself. She is mindful of her patients’ needs and wants, and her practices are reflective of her consideration and care for them. I can truthfully say Erica Brooks has created the safest, bravest space I have ever been a part of. I am BEYOND grateful to call her my therapist. Thank you Erica!!
I appreciate Erica’s enduring committing to helping those experiencing duress heal from their trauma, and she is someone who I feel both safe confiding in and recidivist advice from. These things, in tandem with her litany of expertise, make her an exceptional therapist. I’m grateful to be one of her clients.
Frequently asked questions
Does Erica R. Brooks offer telehealth visits?
Yes. Erica R. Brooks 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 Erica R. Brooks speak?
Erica R. Brooks speaks English.
How many years of experience does Erica R. Brooks have?
Erica R. Brooks has 29 years of experience.
Where is Erica R. Brooks licensed to practice?
Erica R. Brooks is licensed to practice in Missouri.
Does Erica R. Brooks accept clients outside of the United States?
No, Erica R. Brooks does not accept 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 Erica R. Brooks offer?
Erica R. Brooks offers clients Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.
How can I communicate with Erica R. Brooks?
Erica R. Brooks 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.
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