Erica Gilmore, LCPC
Compassionate counselor who centers your story
Details
| Name | Erica Gilmore |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCPC |
| Based in | Illinois |
| Licensed in | Illinois |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Erica
Erica Gilmore is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and depression. She emphasizes a respectful, straightforward approach and believes people know their own stories best. Erica encourages small first steps and recognizes that reaching out for help takes courage.
Her sessions focus on listening closely and helping clients notice patterns that get in the way. She uses Narrative Therapy ideas to separate a person from their problems and to rewrite harmful stories.
Background and approach
She draws on Client-Centered methods to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where the client leads the conversation. Erica also incorporates practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thoughts and behaviors that intensify distress. When emotions run high, she borrows skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build coping tools for day-to-day life.
These methods are offered in plain language and tied to real tasks clients can try between sessions. She brings seven years since licensure to her work and keeps things direct and approachable. Erica supports people working through relationship strain, grief, parenting stress, career worries, and identity concerns including LGBT-related issues.
She also addresses sleep, eating, chronic illness, and managing anger. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Erica aims to help clients leave each meeting with one concrete step to try.
She welcomes people who want a collaborative, story-focused way to make changes in their life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Erica works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Erica among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Erica among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Erica among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Erica among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Erica among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Erica among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Erica among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Erica among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Erica among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Erica directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Erica directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Erica’s Approaches Work Online
Erica uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from the problems they face and to find new ways of telling their story. This approach can be useful for anxiety, grief, identity questions, and repeated patterns that feel stuck. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions grounded in the client’s priorities, offering a calm, nonjudgmental space where the client guides the work. That method helps with building trust and clarifying goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides clear, practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and routines and is often used for stress, depression, and anxiety.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Erica will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences, and then recommend ways of working together. She often blends elements from different methods so the plan fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls recreate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions remove the need for video and can fit a quick check-in, live chat can work for shorter focused exchanges, and text-based messaging lets people reflect in writing between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or limited mobility while still using narrative work and skill-building approaches.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns can Erica help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family stress, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar, and career or self-esteem struggles.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, helps reframe personal stories, and teaches practical skills to manage emotions and behavior.
What experience does she bring?
She has seven years holding her Illinois LCPC and additional prior professional experience that informs her clinical work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, practicing under an IL LCPC credential and working with clients in Illinois.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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