Erica Gilmore
Calm, practical counseling for life’s challenges
LCPC Illinois
- Experience
- 7 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Erica
Erica Gilmore is an Illinois licensed counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and trauma. She also supports people coping with life changes, relationship and intimacy questions, grief, parenting strain, and work or career stress.
Background and approach
Erica works with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns, including ADHD, eating and sleeping issues, and compassion fatigue. Erica practices in a straightforward, person-focused way.
She treats each person as the expert of their own story and looks for their existing strengths. Sessions are practical and conversational, with tools introduced as needed to manage symptoms and build healthier patterns.
Her approach draws on several established methods. She uses client-centered techniques to listen without judgment and to follow each person’s lead.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to uncover and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also integrates elements from the Gottman Method to address communication and relationship dynamics when those come up.
Erica has held her Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential for seven years. She combines that clinical background with a warm, nonjudgmental style.
New clients can expect clear goals, skill-building between sessions, and flexible conversation about progress. Erica accepts clients in English and provides online options that can fit busy schedules.
If you want a practical, strengths-focused counselor who listens first and offers tools second, she may be a good match.
Using Practical Approaches Online
Erica blends a few focused methods in online sessions to match what each person needs. The Gottman Method helps people look at communication patterns and rebuild connection when relationship problems come up. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the work grounded in what matters most to the person, with the therapist listening and following the client’s lead. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete ways to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping skills.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Erica will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they pick techniques to try and adjust them as progress is made, so therapy stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions can make regular work on goals easier to fit into life. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult. Live chat or text-based messaging can provide shorter check-ins, skill coaching, or support between longer sessions. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on clear goals and usable tools.
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Experience
7+ years
Licensed in
Illinois
Languages
English