- Depression support
- Stress and anxiety
- Practical coping skills
About Erma
Erma Wardley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 22 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or big life changes. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping someone take the next small steps toward feeling better.
In sessions, she creates an open, nonjudgmental space for people to talk about painful or private thoughts. She focuses on building understanding, self-acceptance, and practical coping skills. That can mean working on confidence, motivation, or managing symptoms like panic attacks and social anxiety.
Her work draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness practices, and psychodynamic ideas. She uses those methods to help people recognize unhelpful patterns, develop new skills, and process difficult experiences like trauma or abandonment.
She also pays attention to stress linked to caregiving, guilt and shame, isolation, and relationship patterns such as narcissism-related concerns. Conversations often include concrete strategies people can try between sessions, plus reflection on long-standing feelings and habits.
Erma supports people aiming for more peace of mind and a clearer sense of self. If you want straightforward help with mood, coping, or life transitions, she partners with you to set goals and work toward them together.
In sessions, she creates an open, nonjudgmental space for people to talk about painful or private thoughts. She focuses on building understanding, self-acceptance, and practical coping skills. That can mean working on confidence, motivation, or managing symptoms like panic attacks and social anxiety.
Her work draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness practices, and psychodynamic ideas. She uses those methods to help people recognize unhelpful patterns, develop new skills, and process difficult experiences like trauma or abandonment.
She also pays attention to stress linked to caregiving, guilt and shame, isolation, and relationship patterns such as narcissism-related concerns. Conversations often include concrete strategies people can try between sessions, plus reflection on long-standing feelings and habits.
Erma supports people aiming for more peace of mind and a clearer sense of self. If you want straightforward help with mood, coping, or life transitions, she partners with you to set goals and work toward them together.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.