Erica Gilmore, LCPC
Therapist in Illinois
Erica Gilmore is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and depression.
- License 180.011868 · Illinois Expires March 2027
- NPI 1568914877 · national registry
- Experience and languages 7+ years in practice English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check any license with the state board and any NPI with the national registry.
About Erica
Erica Gilmore is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and depression. She speaks plain, direct language and aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure. She thinks clients know their own story and brings curiosity to learn what matters most.
Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer thinking, with room to process painful experiences.
Background and approach
Erica emphasizes strengths and small, steady steps that build toward change. Her work draws on several approaches, including client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral strategies that target unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses Gottman Method ideas when relationship patterns are part of the concern, and elements from dialectical behavior therapy to help with emotional regulation.
Erica has seven years holding an Illinois LCPC license and several more years of professional experience before licensure. That background shapes a calm, steady style in sessions and a focus on realistic goals people can use in daily life. She offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and she welcomes people who live outside the United States.
Getting started begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client's needs.
Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180.011868 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1568914877 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Erica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Erica names
- Gottman Method
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the approaches Erica names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Approaches that translate well to online work
Erica uses client-centered methods that prioritize listening and understanding the client's perspective. This approach means sessions begin with where the client is, and the therapist reflects concerns back in simple, clear language to help people name what matters and set goals.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep or eating concerns by giving concrete skills to practice between sessions. When relationship patterns matter, Erica uses ideas from the Gottman Method to look at interaction habits and build better communication and connection.
Choosing the best approach happens together. The therapist will review goals, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust plans as progress is made. This collaborative process helps match techniques to practical goals rather than assuming one route up front.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging which make therapy more flexible. Video lets people work face to face when convenient, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports quick check-ins or moments of coaching between appointments. These options help fit therapy into work, family, and travel schedules while allowing the therapist and client to focus on what will help most.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does this clinician help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, career concerns, and related challenges.
How would you describe the therapy style here?
The style is straightforward and strengths focused. Sessions blend listening with practical skill building and short-term goal work.
What is Erica's clinical background?
She has seven years as an Illinois LCPC and additional professional experience prior to licensure. That experience informs a steady, goal-oriented approach.
Where is the therapist based and licensed?
She is licensed as an LCPC in Illinois and offers services under that credential while working with clients in various locations.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and Erica accepts clients who live outside the United States.
What formats are used for sessions?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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