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Erica Millard, MS, MFT

Marriage & Family Therapist

Accepting New Clients

Virtual Appointments

In Person Appointments

Couples Intensives

Daytime & Evening Appointments

Specialities

  • Marriage and couples counseling
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy for relational repair
  • Family dynamics, conflict, and communication
  • Grief, loss, and emotional processing
  • Attachment wounds and patterns shaped by childhood experiences
  • Supporting individuals navigating anger, identity, and life transitions

Modalities & Approach

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples and families

  • Prepare/Enrich Certified
  • Attachment-based and experiential, focused on underlying emotions

  • Trauma-informed and grounded in lived experience

  • Integrates spiritual formation background when desired by clients

  • Warm, relational, and deeply present therapeutic style

  • Emphasis on safety, secure connection, and courageous emotional work

Erica Millard is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who specializes in helping couples, families, and individuals navigate relationship challenges, family conflict, emotional stress, and life transitions. With extensive experience providing community-based and in-home therapy for families in crisis, Erica brings compassion, authenticity, and practical support to every counseling session.

Erica is passionate about helping clients strengthen connection, improve communication, and build healthier relationships. Her therapeutic approach is grounded in the belief that acceptance, emotional safety, and human connection are essential to healing and personal growth. She works with clients facing a variety of concerns, including relationship issues, parenting stress, anxiety, family dynamics, and emotional overwhelm.

As a wife of 12 years and mother of two daughters, Erica understands the complexities of balancing relationships, parenting, and personal well-being. She incorporates mindfulness, breathwork, and holistic self-care practices into her own life and often encourages clients to explore healthy ways to reconnect with themselves emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.

Known for her warm, open-minded, and down-to-earth presence, Erica creates a supportive counseling environment where clients feel seen, accepted, and empowered to grow.

 

Education, Workshops, Trainings & Certifications
  • Master’s degree of Marriage and Family Therapy at The University of Akron
  • Bachelor of General Studies with a minor in Psychology from Indiana University
  • Associate of Science in Early Childhood Education
  • Functional Family Therapy Training
  • Montessori Education Philosophy Training
  • Professional Development focused on At-Risk Youth and Autism Spectrum Disorder and Families
Session Rates

Individual Session $150 for 50-minutes, reduced rates available

Couples Session $170 for 50-minutes, reduced rates available

Double Session $390 for 1-hour and 50 minutes

Family Session $400 for 1- hour and 50 minutes

Couples EFT Intensive $1,560 for 8 hours

“I don’t have a single plan for my life more important than learning to love people well“

Erica’s favorite quote by Andrea Gibson 

Articles by Erica

Why Your Husband Yells and How to Break the Cycle

Why Your Husband Yells and How to Break the Cycle

Why Your Husband Yells and How to Break the Cycle   If we're being honest, most of us yell because, in the moment, it works. A raised voice gets attention fast. When someone feels unheard, yelling can feel like the only way to make sure someone listens. So, what...

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Erica’s Story

Erica’s Story

Erica's Story Finding the Thread: My Journey to Becoming Your Therapist   When my practice asked me to write a short piece about my journey into therapy, my first thought was, “That will be fun!” Then came the blank page. I wrote opening paragraphs, deleted them,...

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