Erica Mau , LPC

Erica Mau is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing from Oregon with 16 years of experience helping people navigate addictions, trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, relationship challenges, parenting issues, and life transitions. She draws on a broad clinical background that includes work in private practice, residential treatment centers, and inpatient psychiatry to provide practical, compassionate support for individuals and families.

Erica offers a respectful, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship in which she partners with clients to clarify goals, build skills, and create lasting change. Her style is direct and interactive - she helps clients examine long-held beliefs and habits that may be limiting their progress and works collaboratively to develop new approaches that fit each person s life and values. As an LPC, Erica brings clinical training in evidence-informed approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, as well as Acceptance and Commitment principles and client-centered care.

Across individual and group settings, Erica focuses on strengthening self-esteem, improving communication, and increasing emotional resilience. She supports people coping with depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, grief, parenting stresses, and issues related to identity and relationships. Her goal is to help each person find more meaning, energy, and satisfaction in everyday life by combining practical strategies with a compassionate, results-oriented therapeutic relationship.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Erica uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to clarify personal values so actions align with what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for regulating intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress, which can be especially helpful for people facing instability or intense mood swings.

Finding the best approach is part of the therapeutic process. Erica works collaboratively with each person to explore options, adjust strategies over time, and select methods that match the client s needs, goals, and preferences. The therapist-client partnership guides which techniques are emphasized and how they are applied.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to attend sessions from home, during breaks, or while traveling. These formats offer flexibility in scheduling, a range of ways to communicate, and consistent access to a licensed professional when support is needed most.