Erika Rucker, LPC
West Virginia · 3 years in practice
Erika Rucker is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in West Virginia who uses Hypnotherapy alongside other talk-based approaches.
License and registration
- LPC, West Virginia
- 2332 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1821590472 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Erika
Erika Rucker is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in West Virginia who uses Hypnotherapy alongside other talk-based approaches. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, relationship struggles, and sleep or eating concerns. Erika aims to create a dependable working relationship so people feel safe to speak openly and try new strategies.
Erika draws on techniques from client-centered therapy to keep conversations focused on each person's needs and goals.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral methods to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical skills for daily life. When strong emotions or patterns from early relationships are part of the problem, attachment-based ideas guide the work to improve closeness and trust. Hypnotherapy is part of her toolkit and can be used to support relaxation, focus, and behavior change when appropriate.
Dialectical behavior ideas inform emotion regulation and coping skills for intense feelings. Sessions are collaborative, with concrete steps people can try between meetings. Erika has three years of counseling experience and practices from West Virginia.
She offers sessions in English and works with adults on a broad range of concerns including parenting stress, caregiver strain, chronic pain and medical issues, and career or life transitions. She also addresses intimacy-related issues, body image, and attachment or abandonment worries. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling sessions that fit their needs.
Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Erika lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Erika names
- Hypnotherapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Erika combines Hypnotherapy with attachment-focused and client-centered methods to support people in online sessions. Hypnotherapy is used to guide relaxation and focused attention, which can help with habits, sleep, and managing stress. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people change how they relate to important others. Client-centered therapy keeps the conversation anchored on each person's goals, offering support and empathy while the client leads the pace of change.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Erika discusses needs and goals early on and may try different techniques to see what fits. She will work with each person to shape a plan that matches their preferences, whether that means skill building, exploring relationship patterns, or using focused hypnotherapy exercises.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when stepping away from a screen is preferable. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions, track progress, or get brief emotional support without scheduling a full video call. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or health-related routines.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Erika help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating concerns, parenting and family stress, anger, self-esteem, career changes, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is Erika's therapeutic style?
Erika blends client-centered listening with practical methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, attachment-focused work, and hypnotherapy as part of a flexible approach.
How much counseling experience does she have?
She has three years of counseling experience working with a variety of concerns and incorporating multiple approaches into her practice.
Where is Erika licensed and based?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in West Virginia.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Erika offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Sessions are provided through a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability and can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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