Erica Gilmore, LCPC
Illinois · 7 years in practice
Erica Gilmore is an Illinois-licensed counselor who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and life transitions.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180.011868 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1568914877 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Erica
Erica Gilmore is an Illinois-licensed counselor who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and life transitions. She emphasizes a respectful, collaborative approach that centers each person's story and strengths. Erica encourages people to take small, steady steps toward change and acknowledges that starting therapy takes courage.
Erica practices in a way that prioritizes listening first. She uses Client-Centered methods to make space for what matters most to the person in the room.
Background and approach
She also draws on Jungian ideas about meaning and symbols when they help a person make sense of inner patterns. When practical tools are helpful, she brings in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and behaviors. For emotional regulation and tolerating distress, she may use ideas from Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
These methods are used as needed and tailored to the person's goals. Erica has a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential - LCPC - and seven years since licensure. She works with issues such as grief, intimacy-related struggles, parenting concerns, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
She also supports people facing body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and communication problems. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. She frames therapy as a partnership where the person’s values guide the work.
Erica aims to help people build practical skills and clearer self-understanding over time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Erica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 Erica names
- Jungian Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Erica blends meaning-focused and skill-based approaches to support people online. Jungian Therapy looks at symbols, dreams, and personal myths to help a person find meaning and notice repeating life patterns; it can be useful for people trying to understand deeper emotional themes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and the person's own perspective to build trust and clarity; it helps when someone needs a steady, accepting space to sort feelings and make choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete techniques for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and can help with anxiety, depression, and coping strategies.Finding the right mix is part of the work. Erica collaborates with each person to decide which approach or combination fits best based on goals and daily life. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods so sessions remain relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people see facial cues and build rapport, phone calls can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text messaging is useful for ongoing, low-barrier communication. These options help people fit sessions into busy schedules and different routines.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Erica address?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and coping with life changes. Other focuses include grief, intimacy issues, parenting strain, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and listening-first. She centers the person's story and draws on both meaning-focused and practical strategies to meet goals.
What is her background and experience?
She holds an Illinois LCPC credential and has been licensed for seven years. She has professional experience helping people with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She is licensed in Illinois as an LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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