About

Dr. Jessica Erickson

I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S) in Texas, an Army Veteran, and a Navy spouse with 10+ years of experience— serving diverse communities in both non profit and private practice. I work with individuals across the lifespan, couples, families, and groups on concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, relationship stress, and career challenges. I hold a B.A. in Psychology from Columbia University, an M.S. in Counseling Psychology from Tarleton State University, and a Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy (DMFT) from National University. I’m trauma-trained and a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC).

A few specialties shape my work:

Veterans & Military Families: As a veteran, I understand the culture, language, and unique stressors of service. I help clients navigate reintegration, moral injury, grief, and the ripple effects of military life on relationships and identity.
Animal-Assisted Therapy: I integrate work with shelter and therapy dogs to reduce anxiety, build trust, and practice communication and boundaries in real time. Partnering with animals often accelerates connection and helps clients feel safe enough to try new skills.
Glass Working & Expressive Arts: My doctoral work, Shattered: Breaking the Glass Ceiling, explores how glass-working can restore voice, confidence, and meaning—especially for veterans. In therapy, creative processes become powerful ways to externalize emotion, tolerate discomfort, and experience mastery.

My counseling style is warm, collaborative, and practical. I approach every person with curiosity and respect, tailoring care to your goals using a blend of person-centered, existential, cognitive-behavioral, and solution-focused strategies—always within a trauma-informed, strengths-based frame. We’ll slow things down, make sense of what’s happening, and build tools you can use right away: grounding and nervous-system regulation, clear communication, boundaries, and values-aligned action.

Choosing therapy is a courageous first step. You don’t have to carry this alone—I’ll walk alongside you, at your pace, with care and clear direction. The work we do is about you: feeling understood, building skills, and improving your quality of life. I look forward to meeting you.

Qualifications

Experience You Can Count On

Non Profit Intern Counselor

September 2014 - December 2014

Conducted weekly individual, family and group therapy sessions with children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with a variety of disorders including Adjustment Disorders, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Cognitive Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder
Provided play therapy to clients aged 10 years and younger using the Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) approach
Maintained a case load of approximately 15-19 weekly clients
Developed and wrote treatment plans, processed notes, and diagnostic summaries
Assigned diagnoses and prepared for case management
Conducted substance use assessments to ensure compliance with treatment plan

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

January 2015 - May 2017

Conducted weekly individual, family and group therapy sessions with children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with a variety of disorders including Adjustment Disorders, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Cognitive Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder
Provided play therapy to clients aged 10 years and younger using the Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) approach
Maintained a case load of approximately 15-19 weekly clients
Developed and wrote treatment plans, processed notes, and diagnostic summaries
Assigned diagnoses and prepared for case management
Conducted substance use assessments to ensure compliance with treatment plan

Licensed Professional Counselor

May 2017 - Present

Provides the following services to children and families including: classroom play based intervention, conducting classroom and face-to-face assessments; creating collaborative education and success plans; linking families with community resources; establishing diagnoses as necessary.
Applies developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions, advanced psychosocial theory and methods to individuals, families, and staff with appropriate regard for the complexity of given problems.
Responsibilities encompass the provision of advanced evaluative, preventive, therapeutic, restorative and personal care services to assist in meeting the complex needs of children and their families, thus enabling them to better utilize internal and external resources in order to achieve their optimal level of change/well-being.
Provide support, education, coaching of colleagues to address barriers in social and emotional learning and regulation.
Remains current with best practices, industry trends and provides internal and external direction within our Agency and with local, regional, state and federal agencies and stakeholders.
Lead the development and ongoing support of program evaluation framework to assess the strengths of the program and to identify areas for growth.
Establishes rapport and develops a therapeutic relationship with children and families.