Who We Work With
Most people who find their way to us are feeling detached from who they are. Maybe you've spent your life functioning for the stability of everyone else, quietly carrying the sense that you aren't quite good enough. Maybe you're highly sensitive, deeply analytical, or both, and you're tired of the patterns that keep pulling you back to the same painful places.
Wherever you're starting from, this does not have to be a solo process. We work from an attachment, psychodynamic, and emotionally focused approach that gets to the root of the pain instead of just managing the surface of it. Erica’s style is warm and honest, with room for some humor along the way. She'll meet you in the deeper, more vulnerable places, and stay right there with you so that you don’t have to do the work alone.
The hope at Understory is that you leave our work together feeling more at home in yourself.
Individual Therapy
$185 per 55 minute session
What We Treat
Anxiety
Anxiety often reflects a nervous system working tirelessly to keep you safe. Together, we'll cultivate greater regulation, flexibility, and trust so you can move through life with more ease and presence.
Trauma
Trauma can shape the way you experience yourself, your relationships, and the world around you. Therapy offers a compassionate space to process these experiences, reconnect with your body, and build a deeper sense of safety and authenticity.
Eating Disorders
A disordered relationship with food or your body is often rooted in pain that extends far beyond eating. Together, we'll explore the protective role these patterns have played while rebuilding trust in your body and fostering greater freedom, self-compassion, and connection.
Substance Use
Substance use is often an attempt to cope with overwhelming emotions, stress, or trauma—not a reflection of weakness. Our work focuses on understanding the needs these behaviors have been meeting while developing healthier, more sustainable ways to find relief and connection.
Clinical Supervision
$130 per 60 minute session
Operating as a seamless, dual-state practice, Understory Mental Health Collective provides premier, secure telehealth services to individuals navigating life across both Colorado and Wisconsin, alongside dedicated in-person care in the Madison, WI area.