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Erika Rucker, LPC

  • Experience3 years
  • LocationWest Virginia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Erika

Erika Rucker, LPC, brings a client-centered approach informed by attachment and cognitive-behavioral methods to her counseling work. She emphasizes building a collaborative therapeutic relationship where trust and clear goals guide the process.

Background and approach

With training in Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy as well, she combines practical skills and relational focus to address both immediate symptoms and underlying patterns. Her practice in West Virginia includes support for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and addictions, with additional attention to intimacy and relationship concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, and ADHD.

Erika also works with issues such as anger, self-esteem, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and caregiver stress, adapting interventions to each person’s needs. She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with three years of documented experience.

Erika aims to meet people where they are and prioritize interventions that help clients make measurable progress. She invites prospective clients to consider therapy as a collaborative effort and to begin by completing a brief matching process to connect and schedule an initial appointment.

Therapeutic approaches and online care tailored to your needs



Erika integrates Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her online practice. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current emotions and interactions, helping clients improve connection and security in relationships. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete strategies for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then recommend techniques from these models or others that fit best. This collaborative planning ensures the work evolves as progress and priorities change.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats allow clients to engage from home or another convenient location, making it easier to maintain consistent appointments while balancing work, family, or medical responsibilities. The range of options supports ongoing practice of skills between sessions and adapts to different communication styles and schedules.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Erika works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, and ADHD, plus many related areas such as caregiver stress and chronic illness.
What therapeutic approaches does she use in sessions?
Her practice draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to tailor treatment to each person's needs.
How much professional experience does she have?
She holds three years of documented experience as an LPC working with the concerns listed and applying the therapeutic approaches noted.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She is licensed as an LPC in West Virginia under license number WV LPC 2332 and offers services based from that state.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for therapy?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are costs and billing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy with this clinician?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule an appointment according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)HypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

West Virginia

Languages

English

What Erika can help with

Erika Rucker works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression.

Erika works with the individual, family, and couples.

Erika works with addiction.

How Erika approaches therapy

Erika's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Erika uses CBT and DBT.

Experience and training

Erika is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in West Virginia, with 3 years of clinical experience.