Online Therapy in California

Therapy That Meets You Wherever You Are in California

Whether you’re in Los Angeles navigating a high-pressure career, living in the Bay Area balancing demands and burnout, or settling into a quieter part of the Central Valley trying to make sense of stress or past pain — life doesn’t slow down when you’re overwhelmed.
And when your mind feels crowded with anxiety, self-doubt, or old patterns that won’t let go, finding the right support can feel like one more thing on an already too-long list.

Online therapy offers the flexibility, privacy, and accessibility you need to actually get support — without navigating traffic, parking, or taking extra time away from your day.

I’m Erin Oden, LCSW, and I provide secure, evidence-based online therapy for adults throughout California. My approach blends emotional safety with real-world tools so you leave sessions feeling both supported and equipped.

Why Choose Online Therapy in California?

California is big, busy, and beautifully diverse — and mental health needs can look different in every corner of the state. Online therapy allows you to access consistent, high-quality support no matter where you live.

You may benefit from online therapy if you’re:

• Managing anxiety, stress, or constant overthinking

• Healing from trauma, difficult relationships, or painful past experiences

• Struggling with ADHD, focus, or executive function challenges

• Feeling stuck in patterns of people-pleasing, perfectionism, or burnout

• Navigating substance use, alcohol, or addiction concerns

• Balancing identity shifts, life transitions, or role changes

• Wanting therapy that feels not just supportive — but practical

Instead of rearranging your life for therapy, therapy fits into your life.

Areas of Specialty for California Clients

My work focuses on helping adults feel more grounded, confident, and capable in their daily lives. The goal isn’t perfection — it’s creating a steadier, healthier inner experience so you can move forward feeling more like yourself.

Anxiety Therapy in California

Many Californians are juggling substantial pressure — professional, academic, financial, or personal. Anxiety can build quietly until it feels like it’s running the show.

In therapy, we’ll work on:

• Reducing overthinking and chronic worry

• Calming your nervous system

• Softening perfectionism and self-criticism

• Creating healthier boundaries

• Building long-term coping skills

Using CBT, ACT, mindfulness, and grounding tools, you’ll learn how to interrupt spirals, regulate more easily, and trust your own voice.

Trauma Therapy & EMDR in California

Trauma reshapes how you see yourself and the world around you — even years later. EMDR helps your brain process painful experiences so they’re no longer driving your reactions, triggers, or identity.

Therapy is always paced with care, stability, and safety. You do not need to retell every detail to heal.

Clients often seek EMDR for:

• Past emotional, physical, or relational trauma

• Childhood wounds or attachment injuries

• Medical or birth trauma

• PTSD symptoms

• Shame or self-blame that won’t let go

EMDR supports deep nervous system healing so you can respond instead of react.

ADHD Therapy & Executive Function Support

ADHD in adults often shows up as overwhelm, procrastination, emotional intensity, or constant mental noise. It’s not a character flaw — it’s a brain difference, and therapy can help you work with your brain instead of against it.

Together, we’ll explore:

• Time management + organization skills

• Focus, motivation, and follow-through

• Reducing shame around “not enough” or “too much”

• Managing burnout

• Understanding how ADHD affects relationships, work, and routines

With strategies from CBT, coaching, and strengths-based therapy, you’ll build systems that actually work for you.

Addiction & Substance Use Counseling in California

If alcohol or substances have become a way to cope — or a way to escape — you’re not alone. Many adults use something external to quiet something internal. The goal in therapy is not judgment; it’s clarity, understanding, and sustainable change.

We’ll work on:

• Understanding triggers and emotional patterns

• Building alternative coping strategies

• Reducing or replacing harmful behaviors

• Relapse-prevention planning

• Strengthening self-trust and internal stability

You don’t have to navigate this alone. Therapy offers steady support as you build a relationship with yourself that doesn’t rely on substances to get through the day.

Body Image, Self-Esteem & Identity Work

California culture can bring a lot of comparison — appearance, success, productivity, achievement. Therapy helps untangle the inner pressure and old narratives that hold you back.

We’ll explore:

• Disordered eating patterns (without focusing on numbers)

• Body neutrality and body trust

• Internalized criticism and self-worth

• Identity shifts across adulthood

Healing your relationship with yourself creates space for more confidence, calm, and internal ease.

What Online Therapy Looks Like

All sessions take place through a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform. You’ll need:

• A private space

• A strong internet connection

• A willingness to show up as you are

Therapy is structured around your goals. Some clients prefer weekly sessions; others move to biweekly after feeling more stable. Each session focuses on clarity, skills, emotional grounding, and long-term change.

Insurance & Payment (California Clients)

I am in-network with:

• Aetna

• UnitedHealthcare (and subsidiaries)

• Lyra Health (EAP)

Private pay is also available using debit, credit, or HSA/FSA cards. Superbills are available for out-of-network reimbursement.

Start Online Therapy in California

Whether you’re overwhelmed, stuck, or simply wanting to understand yourself better, therapy can help you feel more grounded and capable in your everyday life.

The first step doesn’t have to be big — it just has to be yours.