About Lifeway Counseling & Consulting
Our practice is grounded in the belief that emotional wellness is essential to living a balanced, fulfilling life, and that therapy should feel both compassionate and practical.We support clients navigating stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, and life transitions through care that is personalized, collaborative, and growth-oriented.
Erika is a Licensed Psychotherapist with over 11 years of clinical experience and the Founder of Lifeway Counseling & Consulting. She is licensed in Florida, Michigan, and Virginia and specializes in working with children, teens, young adults, and women navigating anxiety, emotional overwhelm, relationship challenges, self-esteem concerns, and life transitions.
Erika began her professional career in education as a teacher, where she recognized the emotional needs many students and families carried beyond the classroom. This experience led her to transition into the mental health field, where she has worked across school, community, residential, and outpatient settings.
Her clinical background includes supporting adolescents and women impacted by domestic violence, providing therapy within a residential shelter for teens, delivering school-based counseling and assessments, and working within community mental health serving the severe mental illness population. In her school-based roles, she conducted educational and emotional assessments, contributed to IEP and 504 planning, and completed classroom observations to better understand students’ academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs. Across these settings, she collaborated closely with families, educators, and multidisciplinary care teams to support comprehensive student wellness.
Erika’s therapeutic style is warm, relational, and insight-driven. She integrates evidence-based approaches including CBT, DBT, EMDR, and mindfulness-based practices. When aligned with a client’s values, she also incorporates faith-based perspectives into the therapeutic process.
She founded Lifeway Counseling & Consulting with the vision of creating a compassionate, growth-oriented practice that supports emotional wellness across the lifespan.
