Titilayo “Erika” Fadahunsi Lizardo , LCSW, CSW

Titilayo “Erika” Fadahunsi Lizardo is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia with 8 years of professional experience who supports individuals and families through a wide range of life challenges. She holds the credentials LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and CSW, which stands for Clinical Social Worker. Throughout her career she has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults across outpatient mental health clinics, in-patient psychiatric hospitals, in-home care, and virtual settings, bringing a breadth of experience to each therapeutic relationship.

Erika has particular experience addressing postpartum depression, stress and anxiety, family conflicts, caregiver and career burnout, depression, low self-esteem, and confidence struggles. She takes an eclectic, client-centered approach, tailoring techniques to the individual needs of each person while emphasizing strengths and practical strategies. Psychoeducation, supportive listening, and skills-building are woven into treatment to help clients develop healthier coping patterns and greater self-awareness.

She aims to create a nonjudgmental environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored openly, and she works collaboratively with clients to clarify goals, identify barriers, and build steps toward meaningful change. Erika also offers focused support for parents and caregivers navigating the complex demands of family life. Taking the first step can be challenging, and she offers encouragement and steady guidance for those beginning their therapeutic journey.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting, empathetic space where the client is treated as the expert on their own life. This approach helps people build self-awareness, strengthen confidence, and work through parenting, relationship, and life-transition concerns by centering their goals and pacing.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works by identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaching practical strategies to change them. CBT can be especially useful for stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and developing concrete coping skills for day-to-day challenges.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationship patterns shape present interactions and emotional responses. It can help with attachment issues, family conflicts, communication problems, and dynamics related to adoption or foster care.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and licensed professionals often combine techniques to tailor care over time. The result is a partnership that evolves as progress is made.

Online sessions via video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for busy schedules and make it easier to maintain consistent care from home, work, or other convenient locations. These options support timely check-ins, accessible skill practice, and continuity of support when in-person visits are impractical.