Erika Haines

Erika Haines is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California with 13 years of clinical experience. She is able to provide therapy only to clients who reside in the state of California and brings a broad background working with a wide range of concerns.

Her clinical work has addressed stress and anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, anger management, depression, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, parenting challenges, self-esteem concerns, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She also enjoys working with older adults as well as clients of all ages.

Erika’s counseling style is compassionate and understanding, and she will often use gentle humor when it feels appropriate to help ease difficult conversations. She strives to create a warm, inviting atmosphere that makes it easier to explore personal issues. Her primary approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - which helps people see how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact - along with a client-centered stance that emphasizes empathetic understanding. She also uses Solution-Focused techniques that can be especially effective in brief counseling by identifying present solutions to improve the future.

Erika supports clients as they work toward feeling stronger and living a more fulfilling life, and she looks forward to the opportunity to work together.