Erica

Erica Garcia

Therapist / Counselor (Qualifying)

“Accepting new clients! I offer trauma-focused and LGBTQ+ affirming therapy to families, couples, partners, and individuals.”

About Me

I offer a supportive space for individuals, couples, and families navigating the complexities of trauma. My practice is deeply rooted in LGBTQ+ affirming principles, ensuring you feel truly seen and understood. Together, we can explore difficult experiences, fostering resilience and connection. Clients find a safe, non-judgmental environment where healing can begin. My work, conducted under supervision, is dedicated to guiding you towards lasting well-being.

Approach

Conversations unfold with attention to safety and identity, moving at a pace you set and honoring your experiences as we explore trauma, relationships, and life changes. In person in Southfield, Michigan, and conducted in English, sessions balance focused processing with practical coping—sometimes using structured check-ins, sometimes more open dialogue—and I invite reflections between meetings to support steady progress. This collaborative, paced approach tends to help people rebuilding connection, managing symptoms, or clarifying identity and next steps.
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Basic Information

In-person

Services

Services Offered:

  • Trauma Counseling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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  • Family Therapy

    A form of therapy that works with family members together to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships within the family system.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Children
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • LGBTQI+ Support

    The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.

  • Identity Issues

    A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.

  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

  • Therapist / Counselor (Qualifying)

Credentials

Registrations

Michigan Board of Marriage And Family Therapy

Limited Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)

American Association of Sexuality Educators; Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)

Qualifications

Purdue University Northwest

Capital University

Service Areas

Radical Well-Being Center

In-person

Metro Detroit

Southfield, Michigan

United States