Erica Dimmerling

Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here. I founded Full Circle Mental Health LLC on a simple belief: therapy should fit your life, not the other way around. Seeking support takes courage, and I’m here to provide a collaborative, non-judgmental space where you can truly be yourself.

While I work with a wide range of life challenges, I specialize in areas that can feel particularly heavy, complex, or isolating to navigate alone:

• Trauma & PTSD: If you are an adult who is tired of just getting by and you feel ready to go deeper than surface-level coping, we can work together to heal the root of your pain and help you reclaim your peace.

• Couples, Premarital & Blended Family Counseling: Whether you are dating, engaged, navigating the day-to-day friction of a long-term partnership, or working through the unique complexities of merging households and building a blended family, I help couples build strong foundations, improve communication, and deepen connection.

• Religious Deconstruction & Faith Transitions: If you are questioning, shifting away from, or leaving a belief system you built your life around, I offer a safe space to unpack the complex, often lonely emotions that come with rewriting your story.

As a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Ohio, I earned my degrees at Ohio Dominican University and Walden University. I know that every person's story is unique, which is why I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. My toolkit includes advanced, specialized training in the Gottman Method, Bowen Family Systems, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Trauma-Focused CBT.

No matter where you are on your journey, we will work together to find a path forward that feels authentic and manageable for you. Whenever you’re ready, reach out—I’d love to connect.

My approach is integrative — I match the modality to what you actually need, rather than applying a single framework to everyone.

For individuals and trauma: I use DBT, CBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, and Narrative Therapy to address thought patterns, process past wounds, and rebuild a sense of self.

For couples: I draw on the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy to help you identify negative communication cycles, deepen attachment, and build lasting connection. Premarital counseling is a specialty.

For blended families: Bowen Family Systems Therapy helps map multigenerational patterns and navigate the real complexity of merging households.

For faith transitions: I offer a non-judgmental, identity-affirming space for religious deconstruction — wherever you are in that process.

Your first session is less about diving into heavy processing and more about connection and understanding.

We'll talk about what's brought you here — whether that's managing anxiety, unpacking trauma, navigating a faith transition, or working through relationship friction. You share only what you're ready to share; you set the pace entirely.

By the end, we'll have a clearer picture of your goals and a flexible roadmap for where to begin. You don't need to have it all figured out before you show up — come exactly as you are.