Erika Coombs

Erika Coombs is a licensed independent clinical social worker who helps people facing anger, grief, depression, anxiety, and stress. She supports those dealing with self-esteem struggles, career questions, parenting strain, and relationship conflict within families. Erika speaks plainly and focuses on creating a space where people can talk without judgment.

She uses a warm, client-centered style that starts with listening. Erika aims to understand each person's values and goals before suggesting ways forward. Her approach favors practical steps that fit daily life, with attention to coping skills and problem-solving.

Erika integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools when strong emotions feel overwhelming. That means learning ways to tolerate intense feelings, reduce impulsive reactions, and improve emotional regulation. She also draws on narrative work to help people reframe difficult stories about themselves and their lives.

Solution-focused techniques help set small, achievable goals so progress can be seen quickly. Many people find this mix useful when facing life changes, burnout, or the fallout of trauma and loss. Erika has nine years of clinical experience and holds an MA and LICSW in social work.

She practices in New Hampshire and offers therapy in English. The first step is often a short conversation to clarify concerns and match on goals. Erika concentrates on clear, steady support while helping clients build skills to manage anger and other stressful emotions.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Erika commonly blends client-centered work with DBT skills and narrative techniques. Client-centered Therapy centers on listening closely to what matters to each person and letting them guide pace and focus. This helps people feel understood and able to raise difficult subjects. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive reactions, which can be useful when anger or stress feels overwhelming. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from a difficult story and consider new ways of describing their experiences.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that seem likely to help, and adjust as progress unfolds. That collaborative stance makes it easier to find techniques that fit how someone likes to work and what they want to change.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break. It can also let people use emotion-regulation exercises and skill practice between meetings so changes carry into daily routines.