Erica Burns

Erica Burns is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She offers calm, straightforward support for parents and adults who need clear steps to feel steadier. Her approach centers on helping clients build self-worth and make practical changes that matter in daily life.

With 25 years of practice in Maryland, Erica focuses on emotional healing and stronger relationships. She helps people notice patterns that hold them back and try new ways of communicating and setting boundaries. Sessions include practical tools for managing stress and improving how clients show up with others.

Erica pays attention to issues tied to family history, attachment, and abandonment. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care memories, sexual assault and abuse, somatic symptoms, and the impact of prejudice and discrimination. Work may include processing guilt, shame, and forgiveness while clarifying life purpose and self-love.

Her style is collaborative and direct. Clients can expect a mix of talking, skill-building, and steady feedback. The aim is to leave each session with something useful to try between meetings.

Erica holds the LCSW-C credential in Maryland, which reflects her licensure as a clinical social worker. Prospective clients who want to begin can follow the site's process to match and schedule a first appointment.

How evidence-based work can fit into online therapy

Erica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people change unhelpful patterns and manage symptoms. One common approach focuses on practical skills for stress and anxiety management, teaching breathing, grounding, and activity planning to reduce overwhelm. Another approach centers on improving communication and attachment awareness, helping clients notice relationship patterns and try new ways of setting boundaries and expressing needs.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past. Together they decide which techniques to try, and that plan can be adjusted as progress unfolds.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use tools and worksheets during a session and practice new skills between meetings. Discussing logistics at the first scheduling step will clarify session length and frequency so the plan fits everyday life.