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Erin Sperico

Compassionate, practical support for emotional wellbeing

LCMHC North Carolina

Experience
12 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Anger
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English

About Erin

Erin Sperico, LCMHC, draws on a pragmatic blend of evidence-based therapies to help people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma-related concerns, and relationship or intimacy challenges.

Background and approach

With 12 years of clinical experience in North Carolina, she uses cognitive-behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and emotionally-focused approaches to tailor support to each person's needs. Her work also addresses ADHD, parenting stresses, anger, self-esteem, and life transitions, plus a range of related issues such as abandonment, caregiver strain, communication problems, and mood disorders.

Erin aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore painful or vulnerable material at their own pace. She emphasizes collaboration and practical skills, combining mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing with problem-focused strategies to help clients build coping tools and clearer perspectives.

Sessions may include focused behavioral change plans, attention to emotional bonds and patterns, and mindfulness-based exercises to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. Throughout her practice Erin seeks to meet people where they are and adjust her methods to fit individual goals.

Her approach balances validation and structure, supporting clients as they work toward greater stability, improved relationships, and renewed sense of purpose.

Practical approaches for online therapy and emotional change

Erin integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy into online work to provide both structure and empathetic support. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with behavioral experiments or structured skill-building, which can reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression and improve daily functioning. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, acceptance, and the client's own capacity for growth, helping people feel heard and understood as they explore values, relationships, and personal goals.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Erin will work together with each client to assess needs, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. That collaborative stance aims to balance practical tools with emotional attunement so progress reflects both skill development and a stronger sense of self-direction.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and communication preferences. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, manage time constraints, and access therapy from home or another convenient location, while still allowing therapists to deliver focused, evidence-informed interventions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Erin focuses on a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related problems, parenting challenges, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
The approach blends client-centered care with cognitive-behavioral strategies, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness techniques, and motivational interviewing to match interventions to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has 12 years of experience working in the mental health field and has supported clients with a variety of mood, trauma-related, and relational concerns.
Where is the clinician licensed and located?
Erin holds the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina; her license number is NC LCMHC 9963.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered for therapy?
Clients may work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preferences and scheduling.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an appointment according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English