Erica R. Brooks

Erica R. Brooks has devoted her career to serving the child welfare system in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area since 1994. Over 29 years she has worked in settings such as residential treatment, outpatient mental health services, and foster care and adoption agencies, gaining extensive experience with children and adolescents whose circumstances have caused deep harm to their mental and emotional well-being.

Her mission has been to reduce the long-term impact of those early harms and to increase the likelihood of a healthy adulthood - a purpose she has pursued with dedication and heart. Later in her career she expanded her work to include adults seeking support in major life areas, such as relationships and parenting, and in some cases a greater overall satisfaction with life. Often the roots of those adult challenges traced back to harmful childhood experiences, which reinforced the importance of supporting both youth and adults in healing.

Erica uses concepts drawn from several traditional counseling theories and follows an eclectic approach that attends to each person’s history, personality, values, and therapeutic needs. This individualized method helps establish trust and create a safe environment for important therapeutic work. She is licensed as a Professional Counselor in Missouri, a credential that reflects state requirements for clinical practice (license number 2008034730), and brings 29 years of clinical experience to her practice. Erica commends anyone taking this step and looks forward to joining them on their healing journey.