Erik Buskard
Empathy-driven, skills-focused counseling
LCPC Maine
- Experience
- 9 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Erik
Erik Buskard is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maine who centers his work on evidence-informed strategies to reduce distress and build more satisfying ways of living.
Background and approach
He draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to help clients examine unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical skills for managing stress, anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors. His style also integrates attachment-based and client-centered elements to emphasize safety, empathy, and stronger relationships.
With nine years of professional experience, Erik focuses on relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse recovery, anger and self-esteem work, coping with life changes, and ADHD-related struggles.
He aims to create an open atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be explored without judgment, and he partners with clients to identify goals and actionable steps toward change. Erik frames seeking help as a courageous first step and offers supportive guidance to empower people as they work toward healthier patterns.
Practicing under the credential ME LCPC CC6899, he blends practical skill-building with reflective exploration so clients can both manage immediate symptoms and strengthen long-term resilience.
Practical approaches for online change and connection
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It is practical and skill-oriented, often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems with coping and motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes patterns in close relationships, exploring how early and current relational dynamics shape emotional responses and interpersonal difficulties, which can be useful for relationship and family concerns. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes a nonjudgmental, empathetic stance from the therapist, helping people feel heard and supported as they explore their goals and make decisions.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist collaborates with each client to determine which approaches best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress and circumstances evolve. This collaborative stance helps clients feel involved in choosing tools that fit their life.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing people to engage from locations that suit them and at times that work with their schedules. These remote formats can make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different session rhythms, and access support while balancing work, family, and daily obligations.
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Experience
9+ years
Licensed
Maine
Languages
English