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Erika Judkins

Erika Judkins, LPC

Texas

LPC in Texas - Family and relationship patterns

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  • CBT based techniques
  • Attachment focused work
  • Skills for emotion regulation

About Erika

Erika Judkins is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Texas with 16 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who face stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship concerns, family-of-origin issues, grief, and parenting strains. Erika also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, intimacy questions, and self-esteem challenges.

She favors straightforward, skills-based work that focuses on what people can do differently now. Sessions often include learning practical tools, trying new ways to talk about feelings, and spotting old patterns that keep recurring. Erika draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods and attachment-informed ideas to help with repeating relationship roles.

Her style is collaborative and client-centered. She asks direct questions, listens for patterns tied to early family roles, and offers exercises to practice between sessions. Mindfulness and dialectical skills are sometimes used to manage intense emotion and build tolerance for distress.

Erika’s background includes years of counseling experience in Texas and a long history of supporting people through life changes and losses. She emphasizes building on existing strengths and teaching concrete skills people can use outside sessions.

People typically leave sessions with clear strategies for communication, emotion regulation, and coping with triggers linked to family history. She encourages small, manageable steps that fit into everyday life. If you want to address how family patterns affect your relationships and mood, Erika focuses on practical tools and steady progress.

How her approaches translate to online work

Erika commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is direct and skill-focused, which can work well when learning tools between sessions. Attachment-based ideas are also part of her work and focus on how early family roles shape expectations in relationships; that can help when someone wants to understand repeating patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest techniques to try. Together they decide which methods feel most useful and adjust plans as needed during follow-up sessions.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use video or phone choices that suit quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth. Licensed professionals often combine skill teaching, behavioral experiments, and mindfulness exercises in online sessions to support day-to-day coping without promising any particular result.

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 address?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family-of-origin issues, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related topics.

What is her general therapeutic style?

She uses a collaborative, client-centered approach that emphasizes practical skills and clear steps to change repeating patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 16 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor in Texas.

What credential does she hold and where is she located?

She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

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

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