Erica Jackson Therapy

Please see below for some feedback from previous clients.
"We have had a fantastic service from Erica supporting our 17 year old son with some mental health issues. Despite being over Teams due to Covid, the therapeutic impact was not lost. Erica is a mum as well as a therapist and provided a unique and enormously helpful insight into supporting our son. As parents, we have learnt some very valuable tools for helping our son achieve his former mental health - highly recommended” Lynda. (mother) 

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When trying to find a counsellor, my husband and I were concerned, wanting to choose someone we would feel comfortable with, but we needn’t have worried, Erica put us at ease from the very first phone call. In our sessions we felt very relaxed, she was very warm, understanding, and easy to talk so we were able to talk openly in our sessions and didn’t judge either of us. She showed us tools to help us communicate better, steps to reduce tension in our relationship and regularly circled back to go through them, they have become part of our day-to-day life and integral to us. In the time we have been going to Erica, we have grown as individual’s and as a couple, we are now in a better place in our marriage and can talk more openly & calmly with each other.

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When my teenaged son started therapy with Erica, he was finding life very difficult. Living with difficult-to-treat Crohn’s disease since the age of 11, he had just had a second surgery to remove part of his small bowel and form an ileostomy. In theory, he could start to live more of a ‘normal’ life; but he had no idea how to do that, which added to his anxieties.
Having worked with two other therapists, and experiencing very little meaningful change, he agreed to work with Erica, unconvinced that it would make any difference. But Erica appears to have the therapeutic ‘X-Factor’.

We started to see positive changes almost immediately. His personal confidence has grown, his anxiety is under control, and he is starting to look towards a future that he previously did not dare to imagine! He decided that he had done enough with Erica to start moving forward on his own, but also knows that he can have further sessions if/when he needs them.

Erica has a warm and friendly yet very professional approach. With her many years of experience, human compassion and kindness, she is someone that I would wholeheartedly recommend as a therapist



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Writing as a parent, I feel the therapy sessions have been a great success. My son has said he feels much

more in control of his feelings and now has strategies to deal with unwelcome thoughts and feelings when they arise. My impression has been that the therapy sessions have been a warm and safe space to speak about issues that were bothering my son. He has not gone into detail of the content of the sessions themselves but says that he has felt able to express himself and his feelings and that Erica has been a kind and understanding person to speak with. I am very happy to recommend Erica Jackson as a professional and empathetic therapist who works especially well with young adults.

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Erica was very understanding and compassionate and especially gentle while talking about difficult topics, I always felt like I was being listened to and her sessions has helped me view my struggles in a different light and be able to manage them effectively. The sessions have most definitely had a positive impact on my life and I couldn’t be more grateful for her help. (16 years) 

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I found Erica to be easy to talk to and warm when we first spoke on the phone about organising sessions for M. This feeling continued on meeting her in person, and I felt she was a safe person to leave M with and to help him feel better.

M clearly felt very relaxed and comfortable with her. It seems possible that, over time, M will learn some useful insights into how to manage and accept his difficult feelings through further therapeutic sessions with her.

The only thing I would change is the option of a weekend appointment because of M being in school.

Ruth (mother of 15 year old M) 

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Erica was professional without being too formal, and although we were a  little anxious she put us entirely at ease.

We felt listened to and understood. Having struggled with our present situation, we came away feeling more positive and empowered.

We have started to initiate the approach we discussed and feel confident with the small steps we are taking to achieve this.

Thank you for starting us on our journey to achieving a more balanced relationship in our situation with our daughter.

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Erica is a gem of a therapist – she perfectly combines professionalism with care for each person’s needs and feelings. Erica’s warmth and welcoming was palpable from the first time we spoke to her, which was so important to us when looking for a couple’s therapist. We felt she genuinely cared and was interested in our issues and how to resolve them. She listened and empathised, yet she was also not afraid to challenge us or to suggest changes in our habits that might make lasting improvements to our lives. We learnt that just because my husband and I work in Communications, it doesn’t mean we always communicate well, as life and bad habits get in the way. Erica helped us realise how little time we were setting aside to talk to each other and support each other in bringing up our daughter. She also helped us take responsibility and believe we could make changes – even to my over-working behaviour patterns that had been in place for 20+ years, which with Erica’s help, I am now keeping at bay.

We now have some really excellent tools we can use to keep communicating, and to resolve issues in our relationship. We highly recommend Erica – both as a couple’s therapist, an individual therapist and an expert in children’s psychology, as she has also helped us hugely with our parenting skills. (local couple.) (feb 23) 

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Having been in a really bad mental state when I first made an appointment with Erica, I am amazed that after just a few sessions she changed my thought process and I am now much more content in myself and more chilled about things going on and life in general. 

I know that she understood my problems and apart from her professionalism, she showed great warmth, understanding and guidance and it was very easy to talk to her about my problems. 

I shall miss sessions with her but have so much to thank her for. (March 23) 

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Erica’s support was invaluable in helping us to offer the right support to our daughter. She shared a huge range of clear, appropriate strategies for us to explore, based on a thoughtful, sensitive, and professional understanding of our specific situation. Everything was delivered with warmth and (when needed!) a dose of humour. The improvement we have seen in our family has made the world of difference to us and had better equipped us to deal with any future challenges too. Thank you J

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We found Erica when my teenage son was struggling with feelings of pressure, anxiety, and hopelessness. From our very first contact Erica was open, warm, and extremely easy to communicate with. She was patient and kind providing him with useful resources and coping mechanisms that he responded well to. It is incredibly difficult to know how to help your child when they don’t want to talk to you for fear of worrying you. I am incredibly grateful we found Erica, and it gave me a lot of comfort knowing that my son was talking to someone. He said he always felt understood and listened to. 

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I have recently had a telephone consultation with Erica which I found to be very inciteful.  I felt very comfortable speaking about my concerns, despite us having never met we were able to progress the conversation productively and I look forward to further discussions in the future to gain a greater understanding of my situation. [ J Jun 24]

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So, I (we) have so much to thank you for, from your time, to all the tools you have given us. For the opportunity to help us grow as a couple and as individuals, and for giving us a way to see the bigger picture and prioritise on the important stuff. 

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Erica kept a high level of professionalism, that made me feel safe to open up and honest. 

In the beginning of my treatment, it was often difficult to get my thoughts and feelings into words, Erica was very patient and validated my feelings. Especially on difficult topics that were hard to talk about.

I always left our sessions feeling lighter for having opened up and having someone that understood what I was dealing with and provided many mindful ways of helping me with these issues. 

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Erica is very approachable and caring, which helped alleviate my fears of judgement or rejection when I share more fully, which gave me the opportunity for greater therapeutic progress.

(A small side note: I am always offered something to drink, cold or hot. I usually turn the offer down, but Erica never fails to offer. This small gesture always leaves me feeling valued). 

The most useful thing was understanding how I think, as it was something that always eluded me and often left me in a spiral of bad thoughts and feelings for long periods of time, because I could not identify the triggers that caused these emotions.

Now I have a better understanding of this, I can better control my moods and express how I feel to others.

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Having the tools to identify and communicate my thoughts and feelings has been extremely helpful when discussing big and small topics with B. We can get our opinions across to the other without them taking offence or guilt, by avoiding ‘you’ statements and listening to the other when they are speaking, only replying once they have truly stopped. 

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All of the issues I faced at the start of my therapy have been identified and worked on for the whole duration of my journey. I cannot ask for more than the care and support Erica gave me.

Should I ever need a session in the future, I will not hesitate to get back in touch to book an appointment. My eternal gratitude, [J Aug 2024]

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​I always felt very comfortable and accepted into your home office and liked the fact that it felt very homely, it made the whole experience feel less clinical - like with my previous experience of therapy. 

One of the biggest lessons we've learned is that we don't have to please everyone. We can do things our way and don't need to follow someone else's path. It's more about being confident in our own choices rather than worrying about making the "right ones". It's less about chasing the perfect life and more about making the life we have the best it can be. 

It's also been amazing to see J take on new challenges in his career. Just two years ago, he was hesitant to seek help and struggled to imagine things getting better. Now, seeing how much he's grown is truly inspiring. It's heart warming when he comes home with a smile on his face. 

J having the courage to go to you and occasionally bring me along has saved our relationships. We are now able to understand our communication methods and as a result feel our love and respect for one another is now much greater.  You have made a very big change to our lives and I will never be able to repay you for that. [B Aug 2024]

 

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​Working with Erica was a very positive experience. From our initial meeting, I knew that she ‘got’ me and this was very important in choosing to take therapy forward. She is very professional, and her approach is muti-disciplinary, being able to take aspect of different therapies and apply them where appropriate. She is a very warm and empathetic practitioner, made me feel comfortable and able to freely open up about the issues concerning me. Going forward I will try to engage with the skills that we discussed and try to take them forward into life. I recognise that I need to make changes and will endeavour to do so, always thinking that Erica is on my shoulder!

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I offer services remotely but prefer face to face working where at all possible from my office in Haddenham as I feel sometimes the therapeutic connection can be lost over screens. However, I have done a lot of therapy over teams and this has worked well. Happy to offer either option to suit the client.

If a client is concerned about infection, I ma happy to offer therapy on line.