Erika Rana , LMFT

Erika Rana is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with more than eight years of clinical experience working with diverse populations. She trained and obtained licensure in California and integrates a range of therapeutic perspectives to tailor care to each person, couple, or family she works with.

Her practice has included work with adults and children, couples, and families affected by the foster care system, the criminal justice system, and substance use concerns. She has supported people who have experienced domestic violence and other forms of abuse, and she has experience working with LGBT clients, members of the African American and Caribbean communities, people of color, and people who identify with kink and alternative sex cultures.

Erika also offers support for complex presenting concerns such as grief, trauma, addiction, attachment difficulties, dissociation, and spiritual or existential crises, including management of spiritual emergencies after difficult psychedelic experiences. She combines client-centered, humanistic, and existential approaches with evidence-based tools such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness practices, and elements of emotion-focused and attachment-based work. She is a certified yoga teacher and a Reiki master, and she sometimes integrates somatic and spiritual principles into therapy when appropriate.

Born and raised in Mexico City, Erika values working with Latino and Spanish-speaking communities and provides therapy in both English and Spanish. She describes her work as a privilege and aims to know, support, and equip people with practical tools to reach their goals. Outside of practice she is a mother, partner, and cat owner with a bicultural family background.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Erika draws on attachment-based work to explore how early relationships shape current attachment patterns and interpersonal needs - this approach can help people understand relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns, and attachment wounds. She uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client's perspective guides the pace and goals of treatment - this approach is helpful for building self-awareness, self-esteem, and personal agency. Erika also applies cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Erika works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors techniques accordingly, adjusting over time to find the best fit.

Online therapy with Erika is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible options for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to attend sessions from home, balance care with work or family responsibilities, and continue therapy through life transitions. Licensed professionals and therapists can effectively use these modalities to deliver meaningful, accessible support.