Erica Mau, LPC

Oregon · 16 years in practice

Erica Mau is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oregon who helps people looking for more joy, energy, and a clearer sense of purpose.

License and registration

LPC, Oregon: C4378 · expires July 2026
NPI: 1699218826 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 16
Languages: English

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About Erica

Erica Mau is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oregon who helps people looking for more joy, energy, and a clearer sense of purpose. She works with individuals feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, or difficult life transitions. Her style is direct, respectful, and nonjudgmental, with a focus on practical change.

Erica uses conversation and active exercises to examine the beliefs and habits that keep people stuck.

Background and approach

She helps clients set short- and long-term goals and builds steps to reach them. Sessions often include skill practice, mindfulness, and chances to try new ways of coping outside of appointments. She brings sixteen years of clinical experience in independent practice, residential treatment centers, and inpatient psychiatry.

That background includes work with depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar I and II, borderline personality and other personality disorders. Erica also supports people facing grief, addiction, parenting stress, caregiving strain, and many other life challenges. Her approach draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered methods.

These approaches are blended to match each persons needs and goals rather than following a single script. Erica offers individual and group counseling perspectives and aims to help people find more meaning and hope. She encourages practical steps, honest conversation, and steady work toward healthier patterns.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Erica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Coaching
Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
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 Erica names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Erica commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and name painful emotions and to shift stuck interaction patterns. EFT can be helpful for people trying to better understand emotional blocks and improve how they respond to strong feelings.

She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings arise. ACT is useful for people managing anxiety, depression, chronic stress, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Erica collaborates with each person to choose or blend methods based on goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful in session. That means adjusting tools over time and checking in about pace and focus.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and ongoing text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face and practice emotional skills in the moment. Phone can be easier when less bandwidth is available or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging let people share between sessions and get support without scheduling a full visit. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and fit into busy lives.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Erica commonly help with?

She helps people with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma, grief, parenting stress, relationship and intimacy issues, body image, ADHD, and related challenges.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Erica offers a direct and interactive approach that combines conversation, skill practice, and mindfulness to change unhelpful habits and build new ways of coping.

What background does she bring to sessions?

She has sixteen years of experience working in independent practice, residential treatment centers, and inpatient psychiatry, with experience supporting people with mood and personality concerns.

What credentials and location are on record?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oregon.

What languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are offered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Erica?

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