Erika Maguire
Board Certified Music Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor
(Therapist/Owner)
Anxiety and Couples Therapist in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Here to help calm anxious thoughts and transform relationships
If you are here, you may be a deep-feeling, overwhelmed adult who is used to masking your struggles, pushing through the chaos, and showing up for everyone but yourself.
Maybe youβve done therapy beforeβor maybe youβre craving something different: A space where you can let go of the mask, say the quiet parts out loud, and actually feel seen.
Maybe your relationship feels like two ships passing in the night after kids, and you're wondering how it got here.
What is therapy like with me?
Therapy with me is a mix of real talk, unique insight, skill building, and deep emotional presence. Go ahead and curse, laugh, cry, and take deep breaths when life feels too fast, argue Tamlinβs redemption arc, or your Ronnie Radke opinion. You get to show up without editing yourself.
I'm here to support a range of challenges, but many folks seek me out specifically to help with anxiety and overwhelm, disconnected relationships, and the never-ending chase for perfection. These patterns often show up alongside depression, making every day feel like an uphill climb. It impacts how you feel, how you show up in relationships, and how you talk to yourself. Itβs exhausting. And itβs easy to feel like you should be better at this by now.
You might come in feeling unsure of what to say, anxious about being too much, or overwhelmed by how messy everything feels. Thatβs okay. Iβll meet you where you are and help you figure out where to go next.
Together, weβll slow things down, sort through the noise, and start to untangle the beliefs, experiences, and expectations that arenβt serving you anymore. Weβll focus on what is working, what feels aligned, and what healing actually looks likeβfor you.
My approach is straightforward and adaptable. We'll mix deep reflection and emotional processing with practical tools and strategies you can actually use. Yes, there will sometimes be βhomeworkββbut itβll fit your real life, not add to the pressure. My goal is for you to leave each session feeling a little more clear, a little more grounded, and a little more hopeful.
Why clients tend to feel comfortable with me
Iβm a recovering perfectionist, a wife, a parent of two (one is neurodivergent), and someone who knows how exhausting it is to constantly manage everythingβand still feel like you're falling short. I bring both clinical training and lived experience to the therapy room, which means Iβm not just listening. Iβm connecting the dots and giving you tools that make sense for your life.
Clients often tell me Iβm easy to talk to and that I help them understand the βwhyβ behind what weβre doing. That matters. Because therapy shouldnβt feel like some mysterious process you have to just trust will workβit should feel grounding, clarifying, and real.
My Training, Experience, & Modalities
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Attended Immaculata University, M.A., Graduated 2017 with a focus in addiction and counseling.
Board Certified Music Therapist since 2015. #11898
Licensed Professional Counselor PC012594
Gottman Level 2 completed
DBT education requirements completed
I have extensive training in Anxiety specifically and its function. As well as life experience and navigating the system for a child with special needs.
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Since 2015, most of my experience has been supporting individuals, groups, and families throughout Philadelphia within the community mental health and drug and alcohol world. I have been part of a DBT team and provided treatment with fidelity to the modal. I have experience as a consultant in a medical practice and teaching in academia supporting clinicians in the field.
Real life experience: Iβm just gonna put out there that I am a regular human millennial and have had to do the work to navigate todayβs world in a healthy way. I am also married with a special needs toddler and am a recovering anxious perfectionist! Letβs gooooo.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
The Gottman Method
Psychodynamic
Holistic
Music Therapy
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