Eric Howell , LMFT

Eric Howell is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with more than 15 years of clinical experience. As an LMFT he draws on training in family systems and relational work while integrating practical skills to address mood, anxiety, and relationship concerns. He originally grew up in the Northeastern United States as a third generation American of mixed European descent and relocated to California at age 25, building experience across nonprofit, government, and private practice settings.

He welcomes both first-time clients and those who have seen therapists before, acknowledging the effort it takes to seek help. His specialty areas include depression, anxiety, stress, grief and loss, self-esteem, relationship and family conflict, anger management, bipolar and mood disorders, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, career challenges, and coping with major life changes. He also works with issues such as abandonment and attachment concerns, communication and control problems, family of origin dynamics, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation, jealousy, men’s issues, and midlife transitions.

Eric brings lived experience with therapy into his work, having engaged in his own therapeutic process as an adult and using that perspective to inform empathic, skill-building care. He was raised Catholic and describes a personal spiritual perspective that can be incorporated into sessions when helpful. He also has personal and clinical experience supporting people affected by serious, chronic mental illness in family systems, including schizophrenia, and has training and experience providing affirming care for LGBTQ clients from work at the Gay and Lesbian Center in Los Angeles. He practices in California and holds license CA LMFT 48383.

Approach-Focused Care Delivered Online

Eric Howell commonly integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in his work. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and helps people build more secure ways of relating and managing attachment-related distress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating space for clients to lead the pace of change while a therapist offers reflection and acceptance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing concrete skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood instability.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Eric Howell and the client work together to match methods to the client’s goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress unfolds. This flexibility helps tailor therapy to relationship concerns, mood disorders, trauma recovery, or life transitions.

Online sessions provide practical benefits for this kind of work. Video calls and phone sessions allow for face-to-face interaction when discussing sensitive relational or emotional material, while live chat and text-based messaging offer flexible, accessible options for ongoing support and skill practice between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain continuity of care regardless of location.