Monica Erk
Practical, relationship-focused therapy with heart
LMFT Indiana
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Monica
Monica Erk is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Indiana. She brings 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties.
Background and approach
Monica uses straightforward, respectful language in sessions and focuses on practical skills you can use between meetings. Monica draws on approaches such as the Gottman Method, attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and emotionally focused therapy (EFT).
She adapts her work to each person’s situation rather than using one fixed method. Sessions often include talking through patterns, learning new coping skills, and practicing different ways of responding in relationships.
Her background combines therapy and life coaching experience with many years supporting people after trauma or emotional abuse. Monica also addresses parenting strain, grief, addiction concerns, mood disorders, ADHD, and intimacy-related worries.
She pays attention to family of origin issues, shame and guilt, and feelings of isolation. In the room she keeps things warm and interactive.
She listens without judgment and helps set clear goals for change. Practical homework and skill-building are common parts of the work she offers.
Monica offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling is made after completing a short matching questionnaire.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Monica commonly uses the Gottman Method to help people notice interaction patterns and build better ways of communicating in close relationships. The Gottman-informed work often involves learning small daily habits and conversation techniques to reduce conflict and increase connection.She also uses attachment-based therapy to look at how early bonds shape current feelings and responses. That approach helps people understand why they react a certain way and practice new ways of relating. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with clearer, more useful thinking for mood and anxiety management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Monica collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She reviews progress together and adjusts the plan as needed so therapy stays practical and focused.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles. Video calls allow more visual interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, short text check-ins or live chat are useful between appointments, and messaging supports ongoing reflection. These options make it easier to attend sessions around work, school, or family obligations while still doing the active therapy work that leads to change.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed in
Indiana
Languages
English