Erica Kesse, LPC-MHSP

Erica Kesse is a Tennessee LPC-MHSP with nine years of clinical experience. She works with people facing depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, and career or coaching questions. Erica also lists blended family issues among her focus areas and helps clients facing communication struggles, fertility stress, and multicultural or identity concerns.

Erica describes her base approach as Client-Centered Therapy, which means she centers the conversation on the client's perspective and priorities. She mixes that with other methods when they fit the situation. Sessions tend to be practical and aimed at helping people notice patterns, try small changes, and build supports that change daily life.

Her work includes techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches and motivational interviewing to tackle unhelpful thinking and move toward concrete goals. Narrative and solution-focused methods are also part of her toolbox to reframe difficult stories and set short-term steps. This variety is used to match what a person needs rather than follow a single method.

Erica often works with concerns tied to identity, sexuality, and relationships, including kink, polyamory, and the effects of prejudice or past sexual trauma. She also notes experience with autism spectrum issues, caregiver stress, panic and post-traumatic stress symptoms, and money or life-purpose questions.

People can expect straightforward conversations about what to try next. The work is practical: identify a problem, name useful next steps, and check how those steps land in real life. Erica supports international clients and conducts sessions in English.