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Welcome to my practice! I specialize in treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and related disorders. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder involves experiencing distressing, intrusive thoughts. Intrusions are paired with repetitive behaviors. Themes include contamination, causing unintentional harm, perfectionism, religion, relationship, sexual orientation, and "bad thoughts" (violent, sexual, taboo). When addressing OCD, my preferred method of treatment involves Exposure Therapy with Response Prevention. Individuals with Hoarding Disorder experience significant distress when discarding possessions. Avoiding this distress results in an accumulation of items that intrude on one's living space. In treatment, it is important to address both acquisition and factors that interfere with discarding.

Whether it is depression, mood swings, anxiety, anger, or any combination of these regardless of the causes, if you are ready to feel better and ready to work at it, we can cooperate to meet your goals.

Do you feel like you are constantly at war with your body? Whether you are struggling with accepting its size/shape, traumas you have experienced, lack of motivation to care for yourself, your experience of gender, chronic illness, or discrimination based on your body, I am here to offer one path to make peace with and feel at home in your body. I work from a multicultural feminist and interpersonal process lens. This means two things: (1) I will collaborate with and empower you to find what’s true for you in a beautifully diverse and confusing world and (2) we will build a warm & genuine relationship as the container for healing.

C.S. Lewis once observed, "As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness." I believe that therapy presents an opportunity to alleviate this condition by offering a safe and confidential space for individuals to discuss their deepest and most profound thoughts and emotions, those which they might believe no one else has experienced. Once these feelings and ideas are vocalized to another person, the result is often an increased sense of connection and a path towards healing.

I believe we each have our own strengths and abilities to manage the difficulties that life brings us. Sometimes we lose sight of these and need guidance finding ourselves again, whether it's individually or within our relationships. My goal in therapy is to partner with you to find your unique strengths and help you build the skills to find a path towards happiness within yourself and in your relationships.

Every person experiences a need for meaningful connection with others, and a need for wholeness within our interior world. Sometimes those needs feel beyond our reach. I believe that therapy can help in those times when you feel as though you are merely surviving, rather than thriving in life.

Life is hard. There are so many things that can happen in our lives that result in us feeling stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, and depressed. Whether you have been experiencing a lot of changes, recently had a loss, have been struggling with mental health symptoms for as long as you can remember, or have been through traumatic experiences, you deserve to be heard. You deserve to process your thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a safe place. You deserve to work on your personal goals and overcome barriers. Life is hard, but you are capable of doing hard things!

I enjoy working with clients who are serious about making changes and ready to learn how to take control of their lives and move forward.

Hi, I'm Erika Ashby! I am a Marriage and Family Therapist with experience providing individual, couple, & family therapy in English and Spanish. I also have training in Medical Family Therapy. I am a native of California and moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 2011 to attend graduate school at UNL. My husband and I have 4 children, and we have enjoyed raising our children in the Midwest! My approach to therapy incorporates not only the emotional and mental components of health traditionally focused on in therapy, but also the physical, social and spiritual components of our health and how they intersect and impact our overall wellbeing.

I believe we all have a story to tell. Our life experiences shape who we are and how we think and behave. I feel honored when clients share their stories with me and allow me to help them navigate through these stories to gain a better understanding of themselves and possibly break free from unwanted thinking patterns and behaviors. I believe a strong therapeutic relationship is the foundation of a successful counseling experience and enjoy building these relationships with individuals and couples so we can start working together toward change.

The idea that sustainable happiness is an unattainable goal, is a tricky one. It's that thing we say to ourselves: "if I just ____ then I will be happy ...or if they just ____ then I will be happy." I prefer the idea of moving toward being more content. Isn't content what we feel when we are comfortable, calm, validated and without anxious or depressive thoughts that mess with our days? Often, if not almost always, we have traumas (big or small) and mean/sad/negative inner voices and thoughts that, if we process them, we can get to our contentedness.

Mental health symptoms can often be a hindrance in life. Maybe you are experiencing emotional pain and anxiety. Or, perhaps depression, fatigue, and a lack in motivation. You are not alone. You deserve a helping hand during these tough times.

I believe in a holistic approach where we work with the mind, body, and spirit to promote lasting healing. My passion is working together to foster life-balance, meaning, and connections that support you in reaching your full potential. I have over seven years of training in movement exercises that promote physical and emotional healing and I will personalize this approach to meet your individual needs. TELETHERAPY AVAILABLE

I know that reaching out to a therapist can be overwhelming and downright terrifying. There is absolutely no judgement as you take this first step to improving your overall well-being. Sometimes, life can cause overwhelming feelings of stress, irritability, overthinking, hopelessness, and difficulty doing the things you once enjoyed. Using a strength-based, person-centered approach, my hope is to provide you with a space to be yourself to work through the issues that are causing you distress.

I believe there are times in life in which everyone needs help. I recognize reaching out is not always an easy step. I offer a safe and comfortable environment for you to be yourself without judgement. Empathy is the cornerstone of my practice. I seek to partner with you in making therapy worthwhile and transformative. I create a therapeutic environment for you to share your story and bare your soul. A place for you to take steps to reach your greatest potential.

I offer services for each and every client and enjoy working with collaboratively with my clients to build insight, understanding, resiliency, and empowerment. We begin by getting to know one another, establishing goals that match your current needs, and work toward finding happiness and balance in your life while managing symptoms and other general life events that can affect personal wellness.

I am a trauma focused therapist that is passionate about helping people identify triggers, barriers, or hang ups that are preventing them from living their most fulfilled and happiest life. I offer supportive insights and tools to assist clients in their life journey toward their identified goals. I enjoy utilizing creative techniques and tools in treatment such as narrative or art therapy.

Has your life become overwhelming and unmanageable? Do you find it difficult to handle complex emotions or negative thoughts? Have you experienced traumatic events that continue to interfere with your life or are you looking to learn new skills to cope? Although the specific experiences vary for why people reach out for help, there is one constant – you are worthy of acceptance, love, and compassion. Whether you have been struggling for some time or these are recent experiences, you are deserving of a fulfilling and enjoyable life.

I enjoy working with individuals, couples, families & children who are impacted by a variety of conditions and who are struggling with life issues. Life balance is the goal and that is done through my work, with anxiety, depression, relationships, loss, trauma and children with behavioral disorders. Many people struggle with a variety of emotional challenges. An inability to manage emotions and behaviors effectively can negatively impact relationships. I help people identify their strengths, understand, experience and express their emotions in appropriate ways.