Erika Rucker, LPC

Erika Rucker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in West Virginia with three years of counseling experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, family and intimacy-related issues, and anger among other concerns. Erika practices in English and does not accept international clients.

Her approach centers on forming a solid counseling relationship and using evidence-informed methods to help people manage strong feelings and recurring patterns. She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current reactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors that keep people stuck.

Erika also integrates Client-Centered Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to create a space where a person can talk through painful experiences and learn new ways to connect. She uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities. These approaches are combined in practical, straightforward ways rather than as rigid protocols.

In sessions she focuses on concrete goals people bring - such as reducing anger outbursts, improving communication with a partner, or managing anxiety at work. She may teach coping skills, practice new responses, and reframe patterns that lead to shame or isolation.

Erika asks people to think realistically about change and to set small, measurable steps. The counseling relationship is collaborative: she helps identify what will work while people keep control of their goals and pace.

How her approaches translate to online work