Ericka Surowaniec is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin who practices a client-centered, person-first approach.
01About Ericka
Ericka Surowaniec is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin who practices a client-centered, person-first approach. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, and depression and aims to make therapy a straightforward, approachable process. Ericka speaks English and Polish and brings six years of clinical experience to her work.
Her background includes full-time work at a medication-assisted treatment facility where she supports people with substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns.
Background and approach
She has worked with individuals, couples, and groups, and offers both in-person and telehealth sessions. That variety has shaped a flexible style that adapts to practical needs and life demands. In sessions she focuses on listening carefully and helping people name what feels difficult.
The room is kept nonjudgmental so clients can talk through anxiety, mood worries, or challenges around addiction. She draws on client-centered methods to follow each person’s pace and priorities. Ericka also uses ideas from existential therapy to help people consider meaning, values, and life direction.
That approach can be useful when someone is facing emptiness, questions about purpose, or complex feelings like guilt and shame. She combines this with concrete coping skills for stress, chronic pain, or co-morbid conditions. Practical concerns such as family of origin issues, codependency, dissociation, infidelity, and isolation are part of her work.
If someone wants to begin, Ericka supports them through the matching and scheduling steps so therapy fits their life.
02Credentials
- LPC (Wisconsin)
- License 10278 - 125 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1033742556 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ericka lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Depression
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Ericka names
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04Online support
Client-Centered and Existential Support Online
Ericka uses client-centered therapy to prioritize the person's experience. This approach focuses on active listening, empathy, and following the client's goals so they can talk through anxiety, stress, and addictive behaviors at their own pace.She also draws on existential therapy to help people face questions about meaning, values, and life direction. That perspective is useful when someone is dealing with emptiness, guilt, shame, or struggles to find purpose amid chronic illness or mood disorder symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ericka will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting as progress and priorities evolve.
Online therapy with her includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow a face-to-face conversation; phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer flexible, lower-effort ways to share updates or process things between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while staying connected with a licensed professional.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, and depression, with additional focus on chronic pain, mood disorders, codependency, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered and nonjudgmental, emphasizing listening and following each person's pace while using existential ideas about meaning when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience, including full-time work at a medication-assisted treatment facility supporting substance use and co-occurring mental health needs.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin and practices there.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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