Erica K. Smith, LCSW - Trauma Therapist Network

I am an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR therapist, and clinical social worker supporting people to process through trauma and undesired behavior patterns, as they work toward the life they want for themselves. As someone’s therapist, I see the therapeutic relationship as a partnership that works best when both parties are engaged in the work. I practice consent-driven care and partner with those working to do the hard work, as we sort through things together. As a social worker, I recognize and acknowledge the politics and tensions that are often present in our lives both internally and externally.

I am supportive, engaging, and relational. I see my role as a partnership with the client, and am open and honest about the work required on the path to the life we want.

I’m a rescue dog mom, a 20+ year spoonie, overly caffeinated, part time professional napper who loves to travel, read, craft, karaoke, and bake things made of chocolate. I work with school-aged children, teens, and adults, and have a special focus on chronic illness, medical trauma, oppression related trauma, and interpersonal violence experiences.

Cost Per Session	$$$
Insurance	No
State Licensed	North Carolina
Specialization	Abandonment Activists Adoption Anxiety Attachment Autism Spectrum Autoimmune Illness BDSM Body Image Caregiver Stress Childhood Emotional Neglect Childhood Trauma Childhood Traumatic Grief Chronic Illness Chronic Pain Communal Trauma Community Violence Complex PTSD Complicated Grief Covert Depression Depersonalization/Derealization Developmental Trauma Dissociation Dissociative Disorders Dissociative Identity Disorder Dysregulation Emerging Adults Emotional Abuse Emotional Neglect Faith Based Counseling Family Estrangement Foster Care Gang Violence Gender Based Violence Gender Identity Gun Violence Survivors Healthcare Workers Helping Professionals Immigration Incest Intersectional Approach Intimate Partner Violence Kink LGBTQ+ Mass Shooting Survivors Medical Trauma Multicultural Counseling Natural Disasters Oppression/Discrimination/Marginalization Pandemic Related Stress Panic Attacks People With Disabilities Physical Abuse Physical Neglect Polyamory Racial Trauma Relational Trauma Relationship Issues Relationship Violence Religious Trauma Ritualistic/Cult Abuse Self-Harming Behaviors Sexual Abuse Sexual Assault/Rape Social Justice Perspective Spirituality Suicidality Survivors of Homicide Loss Survivors of Police Violence Survivors of Suicide Loss Survivors of War Teachers Traumatic Grief Vicarious Trauma/Burnout Victims of Crime
Types of Therapy	CBT DBT Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Expressive Arts Therapy Expressive Therapies Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Mindfulness Parts Work Strengths Based Approach Talk Therapy
Population Served	Adolescents Adults Adults in Midlife Children Teenagers Young Adults
Services	Adolescents Coaching Community Presentations Consultation Families Groups Individuals Supervision Workshops