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Erica Hardman

LCSW

Supportive LCSW for life transitions

  • Practical coping skills
  • Goal-focused work
  • Mindfulness and CBT

About Erica

Erica Hardman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who offers a warm, practical, and client-centered style. She focuses on everyday problems like stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and low self-esteem. Erica aims to help people regain direction and build routines that feel doable.

Her background includes roles in healthcare, child welfare, schools, and community programs. Those experiences shaped her comfort working with people from diverse backgrounds and at different life stages. She uses clear goal-setting and motivation techniques to help move ideas into action.

Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. Erica talks through coping skills, boundary-setting, and ways to strengthen relationships. She also supports work on body image, parenting stress, and challenges linked to ADHD and mood concerns.

Erica often blends solution-focused steps with mindfulness and cognitive strategies. That mix helps with emotional overwhelm, panic symptoms, and patterns that keep someone stuck. When asked, she can bring spirituality or Christian faith into sessions in a client-led way.

People who feel unmotivated or in the middle of a life change may find her approach helpful. She prioritizes practical next steps and small habit changes that fit daily life. Her aim is to support steady progress toward clearer goals and greater self-care.

Using CBT and Mindfulness Online to Tackle Everyday Challenges

Erica uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT often targets anxiety, panic symptoms, low mood, and patterns that keep someone stuck. Mindfulness Therapy is another tool she uses to help people calm racing thoughts and build steady attention to the present moment, which can ease overwhelm and improve stress responses.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Erica will listen to what matters most to a person and suggest techniques that fit their goals and values. Together they set short-term steps and check in on what works, adjusting methods as needed.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people practice new skills between meetings and bring examples from daily life into sessions. Talk with Erica during the matching process about which format best fits your routine and needs.

License and NPI

LCSW Indiana · No. 34012854A
NPI1053094276

As shown on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionADHD

Additional focus areas

Body imageCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Credentials

Indiana

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, self-esteem, and life changes. Eating and body image issues are also among her focus areas.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is warm, supportive, and practical. Sessions focus on goals, tools, and turning insight into action.

What experience does she bring?

She has three years of experience working in healthcare, child welfare, schools, and community settings. That range informs her work with diverse life situations.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She holds an LCSW, which is listed as IN LCSW, and practices in Indiana.

Does she work in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin a therapy match?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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