Erica Kennedy, M.Ed. LCMHC, NCC, is the founder and owner of the Charlotte Wellness Clinic for OCD and Anxiety. She provides therapy for adults, adolescents and children suffering from generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, phobias, social skills issues, maladaptive perfectionism, body-focused repetitive behaviors including skin picking (dermatillomania), hair pulling (trichotillomania), autism, eating disorders incuding ARFID and body dysmorphic disorder, issues related to self esteem, loneliness, divorce/blended families, life transitions, LGBTQ+ struggles, aging, marital issues and business consulting. Erica is solution-focused and goal-oriented. She primarlily utilizes a Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) approach to therapy, with a focus on Exposure Response Prevention. She is an active member of the International OCD Foundation and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.

Erica is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor. Prior to founding the Charlotte Wellness Clinic, she worked as a therapist in private practice specializing in OCD and Anxiety. She has worked extensively with individuals, couples and families in the South Charlotte area. Erica has also worked as school based counselor in Charlotte Mecklenburg School system. While working in CMS, Erica served as the school 504 Coordinator, Intervention Team Leader and Bullying Prevention Coordinator. This knowledge helps her to support families navigating the complications in getting their children support at school.

Erica graduated summa cum laude from Winthrop University with a Master’s degree in Counseling in 2008. Erica also graduated from the Honors Program at Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in both Psychology and Applied Communication, summa cum laude in 2005.

As a therapist, Erica’s goal is to provide strategies and solutions in a friendly, comfortable atmosphere where adults, adolescents and teens can open up authentically. She has a direct, honest approach, often utilizing humor. Erica is always determined to help her clients achieve their goals and improve their quaility of life. As a working mother and wife, Erica understands the complications and chaos in everyday life and strives to help her clients find balance, peace and joy.