Work with Erica Youngblood (MSW, LCSW) - BetterHelp Online Therapist

Erica is a great therapist who has helped me through so much. She is easy to talk to and is patient as I work through thoughts and feelings. Because of her healthcare background, she has helped me to feel more confident when I meet with doctors and to stand up for myself when I’m uncomfortable or have questions. She also is very positive and that helps me to find ways to look at situations differently, which has greatly helped me with my anxiety. I definitely recommend her as a therapist.

Written on Oct 25, 2023 after therapy with Erica for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd

I've been working with Erica for over a year and she still makes me feel comforted in the fact that she will guide me through this process and give me the tools I need to continue

Written on Sep 07, 2023 after therapy with Erica for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and self esteem

I am so grateful to have Erica as my therapist. She is very intuitive, an excellent listener, and provides me insight and feedback that show she has really been paying attention and has gotten to know me as an individual. She does a fantastic job sharing resources and tips that are spot on with what I need. She also asks insightful questions that make me pause and think about an answer and why she is asking me to consider the topic. I highly recommend Erica!

Written on Jun 07, 2023 after therapy with Erica for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, coaching, and compassion fatigue

She has been helpful over the time of sessions. And a good listener I'd say.

Written on Mar 20, 2023 after therapy with Erica for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem

I highly recommend Erica as a therapist. She is a kind listener, and always offers different perspectives. My favorite thing is that she would share articles and links to videos that might be helpful with the issues i am facing.
Thank you Erica for all your help!

Written on Mar 18, 2023 after therapy with Erica for 11 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem

I would 100% recommend Erica as a therapist! She has provided me with a safe space, where I have never felt judged or misunderstood. I have laughed and cried through out this corroboration and I can truly say that I feel like a new and better version of myself. She has helped me deal with childhood traumas, breakup, low self-esteem, anxiety and so much more.
If you want a better life for yourself, don't think twice about your match with Erica, a better life will be guaranteed when in her hands.
Feels sad to let her go now that I'm on the other side og my problems, but it makes me happy to know that she will always be there in the future if i need her. Thank you Erica!

Written on Mar 01, 2023 after therapy with Erica for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and self esteem

Erica is very kind and understanding. She provides a lot of useful worksheets and practical advice for dealing with problems. I highly recommend her.

Written on Feb 28, 2023 after therapy with Erica for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and anger management

I’ve had the most amazing experience working with Erica, she offered me a safe place to comfortably express my feelings without judgement. Erica has always given me different perspectives, great advice and the tools I needed to cope with the challenges I was facing. She challenged me and helped me believe in myself again! She played a crucial role in my healing journey and I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for her. Thank you Erica!

Written on Jan 24, 2023 after therapy with Erica for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, and coping with life changes

I've enjoyed working with Erica as my therapist. Her approach helped me navigate work challenges and my concerns with relationships. She really helped me navigate some of the toughest challenges I faced this past year. This was also my first experience with virtual therapy and I wasn't sure how I'd feel about it, but I felt very heard with Erica and appreciated her approach that provided validation where needed and gentle challenging elsewhere. I would be happy to recommend Erica anytime!!

Written on Jan 20, 2023 after therapy with Erica for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Erica is super great! I highly recommend her.

Written on Jan 19, 2023 after therapy with Erica for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem

I've been working with Erica since January 2022 and as my therapy journey comes to an end I feel extremely blessed that I was paired with Erica. I seriously don't have enough words to thank her! She helped me get through some of the hardest time of my life and challenged me when it was needed. I am so thankful for her support, her care, her kindness and her professionalism. I felt very safe talking to her and I am so proud of the growth that I've made the past 11 months.
Trust me, you'll be in good hands with Erica.
Thank you so much Erica !!!

Written on Dec 16, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 11 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, and compassion fatigue

Being paired with Erica this year was one of the best things that happened to me!
She has helped me with all aspects of my life such as relationships, work, family, past trauma, self-worth and more. She's very compassionate, attentive and passionate about helping others so I would highly recommend her if you're seeking a better life!

Written on Dec 13, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

I've been in therapy with Erica for 8 months now and I'm so fortunate to have her support and care during this growing time in my life. I can firmly and confidently say that her therapeutic services have helped me facilitate and navigate through so many difficult moments in my life and have allowed me to grow in ways I thought I'd never reach.
I highly recommend her services to anyone.

Thanks for your help, Erica!!

Written on Nov 17, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Erica is an extremely kind and caring therapist who gives good advice and new perspectives. Highly recommend!

Written on Nov 02, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 10 months

Erica has been such an important anchor in my life these past couple of months. She has helped me a lot when I needed to get back to reality and to stop spiralling in my own thoughts. I felt very welcome and heard in every session.

Written on Oct 25, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 5 months on issues concerning depression, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, and self esteem

Erica is very welcoming and warm. She is able to provide a session filled with insights and helpful techniques to go about your day.

Written on Oct 20, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Erica is truly the most incredible person. She is a great listener with an awesome memory, a truly caring individual who pours her heart and soul into her work and her clients. I have worked with her for a year and she has seen me through so many challenges, from career changes, to new relationships, to helping me set better boundaries. I could not have asked for a more supportive therapist who gently nudges me to act in alignment with my core values and helps me to never lose sight of who I am. Her articles, journal prompts and activities always come at just the right time. I could go on singing her praises forever, and plan on doing so to my friends and family.

Written on Oct 04, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 11 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, and anger management

I was only able to do a few sessions with her but she was absolutely fantastic, through, and I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to work with her in the future!

Written on Sep 28, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 4 weeks on issues concerning self esteem, and adhd

Erica is an amazing therapist who listens, focuses in on me and gives the right tools needed for me to improve my mental well-being. It’s amazing have a therapist who can identify with me as a woman, black woman, and a hardworking person. Cannot recommend her enough.

Written on Sep 13, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 5 months on issues concerning self esteem, and compassion fatigue

Erica has been such a light. I come out of every session feeling a lot lighter and ready to tackle my day to day. Everything she has sent to me has helped me and I highly recommend her to anyone!

Written on Jul 27, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd

Erica truly has already helped me so much in just 2 sessions. She's challenged me while creating a space where I feel totally heard.

Written on Jul 27, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and adhd

Erica helped me through one of the hardest parts of my life. PPD is difficult and she was able to laugh with me cry with me and help me feel heard and supported. I would recommend her to anyone and if I ever do need therapy again she will be the first I seek out. She schedules her appointments in a way that helps you grow, providing support on stresses from the week… worksheets to help you learn things like boundaries and asking for help. She is very helpful when offering support and I feel like I was able to make the most progress in the 6 months seeing her than I ever have in my therapy journey before. She was a support I could look forward to every week for the guidance I need. Thank you Erica.

Written on Jul 26, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, anger management, and adhd

Super nice!

Written on Jun 28, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd

Erica is such a nice therapist. She listens attentively, is very empathetic and always finds the right words and advice. I highly recommend her.

Written on May 26, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 2 months on issues concerning self esteem

Great help, giving me tools to manage through current difficulties

Written on May 06, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

I like how she approaches me when i' conflicted, she centers the attention back to my feelings.

Written on May 04, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes

Erica has changed my life. She's approachable, kind, and compassionate when we have our sessions. I feel safe talking about my hurts and I genuinely enjoyed my time with her. I've made so much progress with her help and I'm forever grateful. I learned a lot from her. I'm more reflective, balanced and joyful in life.

Written on Apr 29, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Erica has been great, she is my fav therapist . She listen and understand me. She really focus with me during the sessions, she opens my eyes on so much about boundaries, feelings, emotions and much more.
She care!

Written on Apr 14, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching

She's very supportive and understanding! She always gives the best advice and tips to fight negative feelings and thoughts!!

Written on Apr 12, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, and bipolar disorder

Erica has been a great help for me. I've had many therapist in my life and she stands out as one of the best. She is very professional but is compassionate as if we were long time friends.

Written on Apr 04, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coaching

Erica has been great to work with so far.

Written on Mar 28, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and coping with life changes

My experience with Better Help, Erica in particular, has been invaluable. Being able to talk openly with such a friendly and respectful professional who genuinely cared about my emotional development was a game changer. The tools she has given me were of great help will be utilised for the rest of my life.

Written on Mar 17, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes

The transformations I've experienced with Erica have been incredible. When I first signed on, I was in such a funk. Looking back at the goals I had set then, I remember thinking at the time that I wasn't feeling the most hopeful about being able to work through these issues because they had been with me for so long.

Through Erica's love and support, I've not only massively shifted from that energy, but also gained lifelong tools that have really helped me navigate relationships, friendships and given me the confidence to make big life decisions. I'm very grateful for you Erica!

Written on Feb 26, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

I truly look forward to my sessions with Erica every week. She is a powerful force of cheer and positive thinking that has helped me in profound ways. I felt comfortable and safe with her almost immediately, and she has continued to provide excellent counseling to me.

Written on Jan 20, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd

Erica is an amazing therapist. She is patient and kind, I don't feel rushed, I feel like she listens to me, reassures me, and cares about what I have to say. She made our sessions feel safe and she gave me worksheets and tasks to do during our breaks. I loved our sessions.

Written on Jan 09, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Erica has really taken the time to listen and work with me. I am learning so much about boundaries, managing my anger and so much more. She really is an amazing therapist and I am happy to have her in my life

Written on Jan 06, 2022 after therapy with Erica for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

Erica has been really lovely and understood all my key issues and has been able to call me out on a lot of things I don’t necessarily reflect on

Written on Dec 22, 2021 after therapy with Erica for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

I love Erica's energy - she's so understanding, gives helpful responses and is generally a lovely person to talk to.

Written on Dec 22, 2021 after therapy with Erica for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, coaching, and adhd

Erica is one of the kindest, most understanding, and helpful people I have ever met. If you are looking for someone that really cares how you feel and listens to what you say word by word, look no further, she is incredible. She has helped me tremendously in helping me understand my problems, guiding me through the solutions and how to apply them to help me for the rest of my life. She is always smiling and brings such a happy, positive, and caring mindset to every session. After one session, through her compassionate, caring, and helpful nature, I felt I could completely trust her, and that was really important to me. I cannot recommend her enough to anyone looking to become who they really are but are being held back by insecurities, mindset, or any other issues. Thank you for everything Erica!

Written on Dec 15, 2021 after therapy with Erica for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and self esteem

I really love Erika so far, she provides a safe space for me to share and listens very attentively!

Written on Dec 02, 2021 after therapy with Erica for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and coping with life changes

I have only had two sessions so far, but Erica has already improved my outlook on life, in which I am sure will gradually keep improving.

Written on Nov 09, 2021 after therapy with Erica for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and career difficulties

After just 4 weeks of Therapy, Erica made, what seemed to be one of the most difficult leaps I've taken in my life, one of the best decisions I've ever made. With her guidance in reflectng on my self esteem and motives in life, she has been an amazing asset to guiding me through these conflicting thoughts with myself. She has been amazing through genuinely listening and engaging with these inner thoughts and being able to challenge me in ways that I had no idea in directing myself in my own terms.

Written on Oct 30, 2021 after therapy with Erica for 3 weeks on issues concerning self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

She’s amazing

Written on Oct 27, 2021 after therapy with Erica for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

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