Erika Mitchell Therapy

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I help people navigating the demands of caregiving, whether for children, aging parents, or people in caregiving fields who have always been “the strong one” find steadiness, connection, and a renewed sense of self. Many of my clients arrive in therapy feeling stretched thin, overwhelmed by guilt, and unsure how to balance their own needs with the needs of others. My approach meets you where you are, helping you process stress and grief while uncovering patterns that keep you overextended, all within a supportive, relational space.

I’m originally an East Coast transplant and moved to Los Angeles in 2011. Like many of my clients, I’ve built a life and family while navigating distance from aging parents, so I understand the tension between responsibility and self-care firsthand. Before becoming a psychotherapist, I worked as a bodyworker, an experience that informs my therapy style, which is rooted in mindfulness, somatic awareness, and staying grounded in the “here and now.”

In our work together, I draw from relational, humanistic, psychodynamic, somatic, and mindfulness-based approaches:

  • Relational work helps uncover patterns in your connections and strengthen communication.

  • Humanistic and psychodynamic approaches explore meaning, identity, and the deeper forces shaping your choices.

  • Somatic and mindfulness techniques keep you grounded in the present, helping you notice your body, regulate stress, and respond rather than react.

I’ve been described by my clients as warm and gentle, yet direct and open. I believe it can be deeply healing and transformative to be witnessed in our emotional vulnerability, and it is my practice to tune-in to what your mind, body, and spirit has to say.