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Email Address: ericksam@wfu.edu

Mailing Address: Wake Forest University Department of Counseling, Box 7406, Winston-Salem, NC 27109

Office Phone: 336.758.3110

Faculty member at Wake Forest University since 2025

Education:

• Ph.D. in Counseling and Supervision, James Madison University, 2025
• M.A. in Counseling, Wake Forest University, 2005
• B.A. in Psychology, Duke University, 1999

Research Interests:

• Efficacy of Imago Relationship Therapy; disenfranchised grief and ambiguous loss; the impact of diagnosis on client self-regard; counselors’ attitudes towards the diagnostic paradigm

Counseling Experience:

• LCMHC, New Garden Counseling (private practice), Greensboro, NC, 2019-Present
• Practitioner Instructor, Wake Forest University (online master’s program), 2013-2025
• LCMHCA, Mood Treatment Center, Greensboro, NC, 2017-2019
• Student Services Counselor, Lenoir Community College, Kinston, NC, 2014-2016
• Counselor, Imago Center, Washington, DC, 2011-2012

Certifications and Licenses:

• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, NC License #12372
• Certified Imago Relationship Therapist
• EMDR-Trained

Awards:

• Most Outstanding Graduate Student. Wake Forest University Department of Counseling. 2003-2005.

Professional Service (selected):

• Chapter President. Chi Sigma Iota, International Counseling Honor Society, 2004-2005.
• Member. American Counseling Association (ACA). 2004-present.
• Member. Imago Relationships North America (IRNA). 2020-present.

Publications:

• Meixner, C., O’Donoghue, C. R., & Erickson, A. (2025). Navigating disenfranchised grief: Women’s experiences caring for family with brain injury. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 64(1), 36-51.

Personal:

I live in Greensboro with my husband, our two teens, and two cats. My favorite ways to unwind include reading one of my many magazine subscriptions (some favorites include The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and Mother Jones), listening to Depeche Mode-ish eighties music, car dancing/lip-synching, watching old SNL episodes with my family, meeting friends for coffee, and browsing independent bookstores.