Therapy for Women in St. Louis Who Feel Overwhelmed, Disconnected, or Stuck
You've Done Everything You're Supposed To Do.
You've worked hard.
You've gone to therapy.
You've read the books.
You've built the career.
So why do you still feel exhausted, anxious, or stuck in the same patterns?
That's the question I help women answer.
I help high-achieving women heal the unresolved patterns behind anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, and people-pleasing…especially when they've already tried everything else.
Serving all of Missouri, Illinois, and Florida
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Specializing in Women’s Emotional Health
You look fine on the outside but it doesn’t feel that way inside.
You’re the one people rely on. The one who holds everything together. You’re capable, thoughtful, and high-functioning. But…
Your mind won’t slow down
You replay conversations second-guess yourself
You feel emotionally drained, even when nothing is “wrong”
Relationships feel harder than they should
You’re tired of overthinking everything
You’ve probably tried to figure this out on your own. And you’re still feeling stuck.
This is how anxiety, burnout, and trauma often show up.
For many high-functioning women, trauma doesn’t always look obvious.
Anxiety that never fully turns off
Burnout and constant mental exhaustion
People-pleasing and overgiving
Difficulty setting boundaries
Feeling disconnected in relationships
Repeating the same relationship patterns, even when you understand them.
You don’t have to have experienced a major trauma for your pain to be real.
Therapy can help you feel different…not just cope better.
This work isn’t just about talking through what happened.
It’s about helping your nervous system finally settle—so you can:
Feel calmer instead of constantly overwhelmed
Stop overthinking every interaction
Trust yourself again
Feel more secure and confident in relationships
Feel more present, grounded, and connected to yourself.
What This Work Actually Looks Like
This isn’t about fixing you.
It’s about helping you:
Learn how to stay with yourself, even in the hard moments
Feel more peaceful and confident in your body, instead of constantly overwhelmed
Work through what you’ve been carrying… instead of pushing it down
Rebuild trust with yourself
Live more calm, clear, and connected in your day-to-day life
EMDR & Trauma Therapy in St. Louis
I specialize in EMDR therapy and trauma-informed care for women in St. Louis who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or emotionally exhausted.
EMDR helps your brain process and release the patterns that keep you stuck so you’re not just managing symptoms, but creating deeper, lasting change.
EMDR can be an effective approach for:
Anxiety and overthinking
Relationship patterns
Childhood emotional wounds
Burnout and chronic stress
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Finding the right trauma-informed therapist in St. Louis starts with looking for someone who understands how trauma can affect both emotional and physical well-being—not just through obvious traumatic events, but through chronic stress, anxiety, burnout, relationship struggles, and emotional overwhelm.
Many women seeking trauma therapy in St. Louis describe feeling:
emotionally exhausted
stuck in survival mode
constantly overthinking
disconnected from themselves
overwhelmed despite appearing “fine” externally
A trauma-informed therapist should help you feel emotionally safe, understood, and supported while also helping you understand the deeper patterns contributing to anxiety, emotional distress, and relationship challenges.
Therapists who specialize in EMDR therapy, attachment-focused therapy, and nervous system-informed care can help women move beyond coping and begin creating lasting emotional change.
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There are many counseling options available in St. Louis for women struggling with anxiety, stress, burnout, and emotional overwhelm. Therapy can help you better understand the patterns contributing to anxiety while also helping your nervous system feel calmer and more regulated.
Women seeking anxiety therapy in St. Louis often experience:
constant overthinking
racing thoughts
difficulty relaxing
perfectionism and people-pleasing
emotional exhaustion
feeling overwhelmed by everyday stress
Approaches such as EMDR therapy, trauma-informed therapy, attachment-focused therapy, and mindfulness-based counseling can help address both the emotional and nervous system patterns contributing to anxiety.
Therapy can help you feel calmer, more grounded, more emotionally connected, and less stuck in survival mode.
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EMDR therapy helps women process and heal unresolved experiences that often contribute to anxiety, emotional overwhelm, burnout, and feeling stuck in survival mode.
Many women seeking EMDR therapy in St. Louis describe:
constant overthinking
emotional exhaustion
difficulty slowing down
relationship stress
feeling emotionally reactive or overwhelmed
anxiety that feels difficult to “think” their way out of
EMDR works by helping the brain and nervous system process unresolved experiences so they no longer feel emotionally activating in the same way.
As therapy progresses, many clients experience:
reduced anxiety
less emotional reactivity
improved self-trust
healthier relationship patterns
feeling calmer, more grounded, and more connected to themselves
EMDR therapy can be especially helpful for women navigating trauma, chronic stress, burnout, attachment wounds, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm.
Hi, I am Dr. Erica Shick, PhD
I work with high-functioning women who are used to being the strong one but feel exhausted behind the scenes.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in trauma, attachment, nervous system regulation, and relationship patterns.
Clients often come to me after years of overthinking, trying to figure it out on their own, and feeling stuck despite insight.
This work helps you move beyond understanding your patterns—to actually changing how you feel and experience your life.
Specialized Therapy for Women in St. Louis
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For women whose minds won’t slow down and who are tired of living in constant worry or overwhelm.
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For women ready to process what keeps them stuck and experience deeper emotional relief.
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For women who want to understand patterns, feel more secure, and build healthier connections.
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For women who are tired of holding everything together and need space to recover.
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Support for the emotional changes, anxiety, overwhelm, and identity shifts that can come with this stage of life.
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Therapy and support for the stress, anxiety, emotional exhaustion, and uncertainty that often come with loving someone struggling with addiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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You’ve already taken the first step by being here.
When you’re ready, you can schedule a consultation through the button on this page or reach out directly by text.
If you’d like to talk first, we can start with a brief 15–20 minute consultation call. It’s relaxed, supportive, and completely pressure-free.
You don’t need to share everything—just the “headlines” of what’s been going on and what you’re looking for.
From there, we’ll decide together if this feels like the right fit and schedule your first session at a pace that feels comfortable for you.
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Yes—I offer a free 15–20 minute consultation.
This is a chance for you to ask questions, share a bit about what’s bringing you in, and get a feel for how I work.
The conversation is calm, supportive, and not rushed. There’s no pressure to commit—just space to see if this feels like the right next step.
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I work with women in St. Louis and across Missouri and Illinois who are feeling:
Overwhelmed but still functioning
Disconnected from themselves
Anxious, burnt out, or emotionally exhausted
Impacted by past trauma or difficult family dynamics
Many of my clients are working through perfectionism, people-pleasing, or the long-term effects of growing up in emotionally complex environments.
I also support women navigating boundaries, identity, and relationships—including those impacted by a loved one’s addiction.
If you’re looking for deeper healing—not just coping—this may be a good fit.
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For clients who want it, yes.
I often work with Christian, Catholic, and spiritually-minded women who want a therapist who understands how faith and values shape emotional well-being and life decisions.
Whether your spirituality feels grounding, complicated, or somewhere in between, it can be explored here with care, respect, and without judgment.
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Sessions are grounded, calm, and focused on what you need that day.
We might:
Process deeper experiences using EMDR
Explore patterns, triggers, and emotional responses
Work on regulating your nervous system
Or simply slow things down and create space to breathe
There’s no pressure to have the right words or a plan.
Your role is to show up as you are.
My role is to guide the process in a way that feels safe, steady, and supportive. -
A standard 50-minute session is $150.
Longer sessions (90–120 minutes) are available when appropriate—especially for EMDR or deeper processing work.
I am a private-pay therapist, which allows us to focus fully on your needs and maintain a high level of privacy.
I can provide documentation for out-of-network reimbursement and will guide you through that process if needed.
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Yes.
I offer EMDR therapy both in-person in St. Louis and virtually.
EMDR is a powerful, research-backed approach that helps process trauma, reduce emotional overwhelm, and create lasting shifts—without needing to talk through every detail.
We’ll determine together if it’s the right fit for your needs.ion
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Both.
I offer in-person therapy in St. Louis, MO, as well as virtual sessions through a secure video platform.
We’ll choose the option that feels most supportive and fits your schedule.
You Don’t Have to
Have It All Figured Out
If you’re unsure whether this is the right fit, that’s completely okay
Reaching out is simply a way to start the conversation there’s no pressure to have everything figured out.
Serving women in St. Louis and surrounding areas.