Erica Gardner

(she/her/hers)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

New York

In-network with

Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, United Healthcare (Optum), and United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Specializes in

Anxiety, Family Issues, Grief, Loss, Stress, and Trauma

Intro Style Cost More info

Great to meet you!

I have now been in the field for 5 years work with many ages and populations. I have experience with adolescents, substance use disorders, domestic violence, and helping individuals cope with an array of mental health diagnosis. I enjoy working with teens and young adults to help them cope with many life transitions, as well as empowering females to increase self esteem. I enjoy working to help clients through difficult transitions to improve their mental health and quality of life.

A bit about my approach to therapy

Talk therapy, motivational interviewing, CBT, empowerment, solution focused

What you can expect from our first session

Clients can expect to gain awareness and feel empowered to make changes to better their quality of life.

Erica's style is

Energetic

Solution-oriented

Empowering

Insurance carriers Erica accepts

Aetna

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Carelon Behavioral Health

Cigna

Oscar

Oxford

Quest Behavioral Health

UnitedHealthcare

More about Erica

BA (Bachelor of Arts) at SUNY Potsdam

License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (New York)

Gender: Cisgender Female

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Languages: English

Works with: Adolescents, Adults, and Seniors

More specialties: Substance Use / Addiction, ADD/ADHD, Depression, Relationship Issues, and Women's Issues

Modalities: Cognitive Processing (CPT), Positive Psychology, Psychoanalytic, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)