- Anxiety support
- Parenting concerns
- Bilingual English Spanish
About Erica
Erica Ortiz-Pellicer is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with five years of clinical experience. She speaks English and Spanish and works with people who are facing anxiety, stress, depression, parenting challenges, and life changes. Erica presents herself plainly and communicates in both languages to make sessions easier to follow.
Erica meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps. Sessions often involve talking through current problems, identifying patterns that keep stress or anxiety high, and practicing small changes that can be used day to day. She also addresses self-esteem, coping with illness or chronic pain, and issues that come from family of origin or blended family dynamics.
Her work includes support around adoption and foster care topics, postpartum depression, and multicultural concerns. She has experience with impulses and control issues, and with people managing midlife shifts or searching for life purpose. Erica can also talk with individuals about social anxiety and phobia and about difficult thoughts or self-harm in a straightforward way.
Erica’s approach is conversational and goal-focused. She helps people set clear steps they can try between sessions and checks progress each meeting. People who prefer a bilingual clinician and practical, step-by-step guidance may find her style fits well.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session, which helps clarify immediate concerns and plan next steps.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions
Erica works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete skills and practical change. Cognitive-style approaches help people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and beliefs that fuel anxiety or low mood. These methods are useful for social anxiety and phobia because they target thought patterns that make social situations feel more threatening.Behavioral techniques are another common part of her work. These involve breaking down feared situations into small steps and practicing them over time, which helps build confidence and reduce avoidance. Behavioral work is practical and easy to track in sessions and between meetings.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Erica collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. She checks progress regularly and adjusts plans based on what is or isn’t working.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time on workdays. Licensed professionals can often adapt exercises and homework for use between sessions so progress continues outside the meeting time.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Her practice covers stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related areas like postpartum depression and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and focuses on clear steps people can try between sessions to manage symptoms and handle daily stressors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working with people across a wide age range and with varied concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Can I work with her in Spanish?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list session formats explicitly. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.