Erika Lechowich-Ragland, LCSW

Biography

Erika Lechowich-Ragland, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker with 5–10 years of experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults through a wide range of mental health challenges. She works with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, and major life transitions such as divorce, pregnancy, and postpartum adjustment. Erika also has experience supporting first responders, veterans, and individuals coping with grief, infertility, or self-harming behaviors.

Her therapeutic approach is structured, goal-driven, and focused on helping clients make meaningful progress. Erika primarily utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy to help individuals build practical coping skills, regulate emotions, and work toward achievable personal goals. Through telehealth therapy, she creates a supportive environment where clients feel seen, heard, and empowered to make positive changes in their lives.

Erika believes that life can be challenging and that everyone deserves support at different times. She meets clients where they are and works collaboratively with them to create lasting, positive change. Outside of her clinical work, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and traveling. Growing up in a military family and living in many different places has shaped her understanding of diverse life experiences and strengthened her ability to connect with people from a wide range of backgrounds.

Brightside offerings

Therapy Teen Therapy

Clinical Focus Areas

Abandonment Anxiety Disorders Behavioral Issues Bipolar Disorder Depression Divorce First Responders Grief & Loss Infertility Infidelity Men's Issues Parenting Postpartum Pregnancy Prenatal Relationship Issues Self Esteem Self-Harming Suicidal Ideation Trauma and PTSD Veterans

Approach

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)

Languages

English

Identity

Female She/Her/Hers

Culture & faith

African American Arab Cultures Arab or Middle Eastern Cultures Asian and Pacific Islander Diasporic Cultures Bicultural / Multicultural People Caribbean Cultures Catholicism Chicano/a/x Christianity Diasporic or Black Culture Eastern European Cultures Faiths Indigenous Cultures Indigenous Spiritualities Interfaith Islam Jehovah's Witnesses Judaism Latin American Cultures Mexican American Culture Mormonism Nonreligious/ Secular/ Agnostic/ Atheist Northern European Cultures Other Spiritualities Religions SWANA (South West Asian/ North African) Spiritism Wiccan/ Paganism

Community & allyship

BIPOC Chronic Illness Immigrants LGBTQ+ Men's Mental Health Neurodiversity People with Disabilities Refugees Single Mothers Survivors of Trauma and Abuse Veterans Women

Credentials

LCSW

States served

California Florida North Carolina

Insurances accepted

Aetna All Savers Allegiance Benefit Plan Management Allied Benefit Systems Ambetter AmeriHealth Administrators (non-Medicaid plans) AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Blue Shield of California Carolina Complete Health Cigna Florida Blue Shield GEHA Healthscopes Healthy Blue North Carolina Independence Blue Cross (IBX) Magellan Medica Medicare Meritain Health Nebraska Total Care