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Erika Judkins

Erika Judkins, LPC

LPC - Anxiety and Relationship Concerns

Texas

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Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Texas / 64007
NPI
1346578788
Experience
16 years
Languages
English
Location
Texas
  • CBT-based work
  • Attachment-informed care
  • Mindfulness practice

About Erika

Erika Judkins is an LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with 16 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, depression, and relationship concerns including intimacy and grief.

Erika focuses on practical skills that people can use between sessions. She often uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. She also draws on attachment-informed ideas and mindfulness practices to address how relationships and attention affect mood and reactions.

Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Erika listens to what is most pressing and helps set clear, manageable steps. She offers tools for managing anger, coping with loss, navigating life changes, and addressing issues such as ADHD, codependency, or substance use patterns.

Her background includes work with a broad range of concerns like body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and communication problems. Erika aims to teach skills such as emotion regulation, cognitive reframing, and grounding techniques that people can practice in daily life.

People who want straightforward skill-building and a collaborative approach will find her method concrete and action oriented. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session where goals and practical steps are set.

Therapeutic approaches and doing therapy online

Attachment-based work looks at how past and present relationships shape feelings and reactions. It helps when worry or fear shows up in close connections or when trust feels fragile. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to shift unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness therapy encourages simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional awareness.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Erika will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made or priorities shift.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into a busy week. It can allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, let someone avoid travel, or make it simpler to keep a session if leaving work for an hour is difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, attachment ideas, and mindfulness exercises to an online setting so sessions remain practical and skill-focused.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

16+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and related relationship and intimacy issues.

What is her general approach in sessions?

She uses a collaborative, strengths-focused approach grounded in cognitive behavioral ideas and includes attachment and mindfulness elements.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 16 years of experience as a counselor working with a wide range of issues.

What credential and location apply to her practice?

She is an LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing in Texas.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I have sessions if I live outside the United States?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Erika JudkinsLPC

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