About Eric
Eric Balme uses evidence-based therapeutic approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strains, anger, and ADHD-related challenges. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with 32 years of professional experience.
Background and approach
Eric aims to make the first steps toward change feel clearer and more manageable. He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what feels hard.
Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer communication rather than jargon. Eric helps clients identify patterns that get in the way and try different ways of responding.
His practice addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns along with addiction and anger management. He also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, codependency, commitment and control issues, and struggles with guilt or shame.
Eric brings long experience working through life disruptions such as divorce, separation, and disasters. People who face impulsivity, problems with communication, fatherhood challenges, or first responder stress can explore coping strategies and behavior changes.
Work may include setting boundaries, improving communication, and learning tools to manage strong emotions. The approach is collaborative and tailored to each person’s needs.
Eric also offers help for those coping with domestic violence aftermath, drug and alcohol addiction, and family problems. He frames therapy as a step-by-step process where goals are realistic and progress is measured in small, meaningful changes.
Evidence-based approaches for online support
Eric draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety or anger, then practices new responses to reduce reactivity and improve daily functioning. This method is useful for stress, anxiety, impulsivity, and ADHD-related struggles.Another approach centers on communication skills for relationship and intimacy concerns. Sessions teach clear expression, boundary setting, and conflict management so people can handle difficult conversations more confidently. This work can also support those facing commitment issues, codependency, or caregiver stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work together with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative planning helps tailor sessions and adjust techniques as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to work on these issues. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit brief check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 32 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English