Erika Torres, LMFT

Erika Torres is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with 13 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with relationship stress, parenting challenges, self-esteem issues, grief, anxiety, anger, and life transitions. She also supports concerns related to adoption and foster care, body image, caregiver strain, and immigration-related stress.

Erika keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear goals and finds small, doable steps clients can try between meetings. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice patterns of thinking and behavior that fuel frustration or repeated conflict. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change.

Her style is direct and encouraging with room for humor. She emphasizes strengths and helps clients build skills for handling tense moments, improving communication, or managing stress. In a session, that might look like identifying triggers, practicing new responses, and planning experiments to test what works.

Erika has worked in a variety of settings over her career, bringing that practical experience to sessions. She helps people sort competing priorities, manage workplace frustration, and address intimacy-related concerns without judgment. She also supports young adults and parents who are adjusting to new roles and responsibilities.

Clients can expect clear goals, concrete strategies, and an emphasis on usable tools. Erika encourages small changes that add up, and she collaborates with people to measure progress and revise plans when needed.

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