Dr. Erica Sanders , LCSW

Dr. Erica Sanders is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a Doctorate from Barry University and both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from The University of Texas at Arlington. She brings more than 15 years of clinical experience working with children, adults, couples, and families across a variety of settings, providing both brief and long-term interventions. Her work focuses on helping people move beyond mere survival toward a more fulfilling life by offering clear, insight-oriented feedback and practical strategies tailored to each person, couple, or family.

She draws on a range of therapeutic tools and evidence-informed methods to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, and transitions across life phases. Dr. Sanders also works with issues that include attachment and abandonment, blended family dynamics, body image, caregiver stress, communication and commitment struggles, and questions of life purpose and self-worth. Her practice emphasizes helping clients connect the dots of their experiences so they can recognize strengths and make meaningful changes.

Outside of her clinical work, Dr. Sanders enjoys traveling, spending time with family, and participating in community service projects. Helping others is a central professional commitment for her, and she aims to support people in discovering a clearer path forward.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Care

Dr. Erica Sanders uses approaches that translate well to remote work, starting with Attachment-Based Therapy, which explores how early relationships influence current patterns of connection and helps with intimacy, abandonment concerns, and relationship repair. Client-Centered Therapy is another key approach she uses - it emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration so clients feel heard and can lead the pace and focus of change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, offers practical strategies for identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Dr. Sanders works collaboratively with each client to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences. She tailors interventions over time so therapy aligns with what is most helpful for the individual, couple, or family.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility: clients can meet by video call, take a phone session, or use live chat and text-based messaging when that format better fits their schedule. This flexibility can make it easier to maintain continuity of care across busy lives, caregiving responsibilities, work commitments, or geographic distances while still engaging with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor treatment to each person.