Erica Kesse, LPC-MHSP

Erica Kesse is a licensed professional counselor with nine years of experience. She centers sessions on the person sitting in front of her and uses practical tools to help them move forward. Her approach blends cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered listening to address real-life problems.

Erica focuses on concerns such as depression, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, and LGBT issues. She also helps people with career questions, coaching toward goals, and stress related to caregiving. Additional areas she addresses include panic attacks, fertility stress, sexual assault recovery, and questions about sexuality and non-monogamous relationships.

In sessions she listens first, then works with clients to identify patterns of thought and behavior that cause distress. She offers strategies grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also uses client-centered methods to keep the conversation guided by the client’s own priorities.

Erica incorporates motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when people want concrete steps and quick progress. Narrative ideas are used to help clients reframe hard stories and see strengths they may have missed. The goal is practical change combined with steady support.

She practices in Tennessee and holds the credential LPC-MHSP, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health Service Provider. Sessions are available in English and international clients are accepted. Erica aims to help people reclaim a sense of worth and move toward lives that feel more connected and manageable.

How her approaches translate to online care

Erica uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and test thoughts that cause distress. In plain terms she works with clients to notice thinking patterns and try small behavior changes to see what helps. Client-Centered Therapy is also central to her work and means she follows the client’s lead, listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters most to them.

Motivational Interviewing is used when people want help clarifying goals and staying motivated. That approach focuses on the client’s own reasons for change and on building confidence to take steps forward. Together these methods give both structure and flexibility, so sessions can be practical or exploratory depending on need.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Erica will talk with the client about goals and preferences and adjust methods over time. She aims to create a plan that fits the person’s situation and evolves as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for this kind of work. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a quieter option or use less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins and ongoing encouragement. These formats make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into a busy life.