Erica Mau , LPC

Erica Mau is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oregon with 16 years of clinical experience supporting people through major life challenges and everyday stressors. She works with individuals who want to increase joy, reach meaningful goals, and build a healthier mindset, especially when facing cycles of stress, anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem. Erica approaches relationships and family concerns, parenting struggles, substance use and addictions, and issues related to intimacy and identity with patience and practical guidance.

Her therapeutic style is honest, respectful, and non-judgmental while remaining direct and interactive. She partners with clients to examine long-standing beliefs and habits that may be keeping them stuck, and she supports the search for renewed meaning and purpose. Over the course of her career she has practiced in private practice settings, residential treatment centers, and inpatient psychiatry, gaining particular expertise in Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar I and II, Borderline Personality, and other personality disorders.

Erica uses an integrated, individualized approach that draws on cognitive-behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused methods to tailor care to each person. She has provided both individual and group counseling across the lifespan and works with a broad range of concerns including grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, caregiving stress, adoption and attachment matters, and coping with life changes. Her mission is to help others find greater peace, joy, and love while empowering them to make the changes they want in their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Erica Mau frequently integrates cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) into her work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to relieve symptoms and improve daily functioning, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping skills. DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially useful for intense emotions, relationship challenges, and people struggling with mood instability.

She also draws on client-centered principles to create a supportive, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship where the client’s perspective guides the process. Finding the right approach is part of the work together - Erica collaborates with clients to tailor techniques to their goals, preferences, and life circumstances so care feels practical and personally relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility by allowing sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and connect with licensed professionals from wherever the client is located. Erica uses these modalities to provide consistent, goal-oriented support that adapts to each person’s needs.