- Relationship focus
- Speaks English and Spanish
- LMFT in California
About Erika
Erika Rana is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with eight years of clinical experience. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy approachable for people feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or low. Erika focuses on practical steps that help clients feel steadier day to day.
She combines client-centered care with attachment-based ideas to look at how important relationships shape current problems. Erika also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and dialectical skills to build emotional regulation. Emotionally-focused work helps when relationship hurts or distance are core concerns.
Erika has worked with people coming from many backgrounds, including involvement with foster care, the criminal justice system, and substance use treatment. She has supported survivors of domestic violence and other forms of abuse. She also has experience with LGBT communities, kink culture, adoption and attachment issues, and grief related to loss.
Her practice weaves in mindfulness, spirituality, and body-centered approaches when they fit a client's needs. Erika is a certified yoga teacher and Reiki master and sometimes brings those perspectives into sessions for clients who want that integration. She stresses tailoring techniques to each person's life and goals.
Erika says therapy is a partnership. She aims to learn each client's history, offer concrete tools, and help people build clearer communication and healthier patterns. People interested in working in Spanish are welcome to request sessions in that language.
She combines client-centered care with attachment-based ideas to look at how important relationships shape current problems. Erika also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and dialectical skills to build emotional regulation. Emotionally-focused work helps when relationship hurts or distance are core concerns.
Erika has worked with people coming from many backgrounds, including involvement with foster care, the criminal justice system, and substance use treatment. She has supported survivors of domestic violence and other forms of abuse. She also has experience with LGBT communities, kink culture, adoption and attachment issues, and grief related to loss.
Her practice weaves in mindfulness, spirituality, and body-centered approaches when they fit a client's needs. Erika is a certified yoga teacher and Reiki master and sometimes brings those perspectives into sessions for clients who want that integration. She stresses tailoring techniques to each person's life and goals.
Erika says therapy is a partnership. She aims to learn each client's history, offer concrete tools, and help people build clearer communication and healthier patterns. People interested in working in Spanish are welcome to request sessions in that language.
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