Biography
Erica K. Smith (she/her), MSW, LCSW owns Whole Mentality, PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina. A graduate of The Institute for Creative Mindfulness EMDR Therapy Training Program. Erica is an EMDRIA Certified EMDR therapist and Approved Consultant. Erica is licensed in the state of North Carolina as a Clinical Social Worker, and is also a clinical supervisor for associate level clinical social workers in NC. Her current clinical experience includes complex trauma/PTSD, dissociation, chronic illness, child/adolescent EMDR, racial trauma, religious trauma, depression, anxiety, interpersonal violence/domestic violence, sexual assault, abuse, attachment, and more. Erica’s primary focuses are chronic illness/medical trauma, racial trauma, religious trauma, and IPV. Erica provides EMDR therapy along with DBT, Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Flash, and Progressive Counting to children, teens, and adults. Past clinical and professional experience includes community mental health, human trafficking first response and survivor services, and serving as the youth services coordinator for a domestic violence agency.