Erica Lima
(She/Her) Accepting New Telehealth Clients
Erica is a relational, somatic trauma therapist who supports adults and couples who feel stuck in anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and painful relationship patterns. Her work is grounded in the belief that healing happens in safe relationships and that lasting change often comes not just from insight, but from reconnecting with the body, emotions, and the parts of us shaped by survival.
With over a decade of experience across community mental health, residential treatment, and outpatient settings, Erica has supported clients navigating complex trauma/PTSD, depression, anxiety, and mood-related concerns. Therapy with Erica is collaborative and strength-based, with an emphasis on self-compassion, nervous-system support, and helping the inner critic soften so you can feel more like yourself, especially in close relationships.
Erica practices from a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive lens and is committed to culturally responsive care. She welcomes space for clients to explore how identity, family-of-origin experiences, and larger systems can shape the way we relate to ourselves and others.
About Erica
Training & Certifications
Master of Social Work (MSW), Arizona State University
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy Training
Somatic Parts Work (Internal Family Systems) Level 3 Certified
Somatic Attachment Therapy Certificate
EMDR Skills Training
Internal Family Systems – Clinical Applications
Immigration Evaluations Training
Cultural Somatics / Education for Racial Equity (ongoing)
Focus Areas
Adults + Couples
Complex trauma / PTSD
Childhood trauma + emotional neglect
Anxiety + “silent” panic
Perfectionism + people-pleasing
Attachment wounds + relationship anxiety
Religious trauma + spiritual abuse
Grief and loss
Burnout + compassion fatigue (helping professionals)
Family-of-origin conflict
Self-esteem + body image
Relationship + Relational OCD (including de-constructing and unpacking internalized whiteness with white folks)
Experience
Over 10 years of experience in community mental health organizations, residential treatment centers, and outpatient settings.
Extensive work supporting clients navigating complex trauma/PTSD, dual diagnosis, anxiety, depression, and mood disorders.
Strong background supporting helping professionals (including therapists and healthcare workers), caregivers, and activists facing burnout and compassion fatigue.
Practices from a strength-based, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive lens, with a commitment to culturally responsive care and supporting clients in processing the impact of identity and systems on their lived experience.