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Erika Rucker, LPC

  • Experience3 years
  • LocationWest Virginia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Erika

Erika Rucker draws on Internal Family Systems alongside a mix of client-centered and cognitive-behavioral approaches to help people navigate stress, relationship concerns, trauma, grief, and addictions.

Background and approach

As an LPC practicing in West Virginia, she blends practical skills with relational focus to address anxiety, depression, sleep and eating difficulties, and challenges related to family and intimacy. Her work emphasizes building trust and tailoring care to each person’s needs rather than using one-size-fits-all solutions.

With three years of counseling experience, Erika integrates techniques from DBT and attachment-informed work to support emotion regulation, communication, and coping during life transitions. She also addresses issues such as ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and substance-related concerns, helping clients identify patterns and develop strategies that fit their daily lives.

Erika aims to collaborate with clients to clarify goals and foster sustainable change through compassionate, goal-oriented therapy.

How relational approaches adapt to online therapy



Internal Family Systems helps clients view their inner experience as a system of parts with different roles and needs; online sessions can guide exploration of those parts to uncover beliefs or protective patterns that influence stress, relationships, or addictive behaviors. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional responses, offering tools to improve connection and communication in close relationships and family dynamics.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals, try different methods, and adapt strategies over time so the work aligns with personal preferences and evolving needs. This collaborative stance helps ensure therapy feels relevant and practical rather than prescriptive.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or maintain continuity when life changes. These formats support ongoing skill practice, check-ins between meetings, and access to licensed professionals without requiring travel, which can be especially helpful for people juggling work, caregiving, or health-related constraints.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Erika works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and family problems, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, and career or life transition challenges.
What therapeutic style can clients expect?
Her style blends Internal Family Systems with client-centered and cognitive-behavioral techniques, using relational work and practical strategies to help clients explore internal patterns and make behavioral changes.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of counseling experience and brings focused work in areas such as addiction, trauma, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, grief, and sleep disorders.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in West Virginia with license WV LPC 2332 noted in her credentials.
Does she provide services in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preferences and availability.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments 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