Erika CadenasLMFT

Erika Cadenas is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California with 12 years of experience. She focuses on stress and anxiety and on issues related to pregnancy and childbirth and postpartum depression. Erika speaks English and Spanish and aims to make starting therapy as straightforward as possible.

Erika centers sessions on what each person needs right now. She works collaboratively to shape conversations and short-term plans that feel useful. The goal is practical change - clearer thinking, calmer reactions, and more manageable days.

Her approach draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, solution-focused techniques, and trauma-related methods. That mix lets her shift between looking at current problems, building coping skills, and attending to deeper patterns when needed.

Erika understands how becoming a parent can change sleep, relationships, and mood. She helps people name what is hard, try small changes, and track what helps. Conversations are direct but warm, with an emphasis on strategies that fit into daily life.

To begin, prospective clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling follows the therapist's availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in the room. The therapist listens closely, follows the client's lead, and creates space for the client to identify goals and priorities. This approach is useful for people who want a respectful, empathetic space to make sense of changes during pregnancy and early parenthood.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses simple, practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills for anxiety and mood challenges. CBT can help with sleep-related worries, intrusive thoughts, and everyday stressors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then shape a plan together. That might mean focusing more on skills one week and on exploring past events another week.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit into busy days, allowing shorter check-ins between appointments or scheduling around childcare and work. Online care can make follow-up sessions and skill practice more convenient while still allowing meaningful therapeutic progress.