- Client-centered approach
- Trauma informed care
- Solution focused
About Eric
Eric Bolella is a licensed marriage and family therapist with ten years of clinical experience. He practices from a client-centered perspective and offers a direct, conversational style aimed at helping people manage stress, grief, anxiety, and trauma-related concerns.
Eric uses plain, practical conversation to help people name what is happening and find small steps forward. He leans on solution-focused tools and narrative methods to help clients reframe difficult experiences and try out new behaviors. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with attention to how past experiences affect present choices.
His background includes work in outpatient settings with urban youth and low-income families, and hands-on experience managing therapeutic group homes for adolescents. He also ran a state-funded clinical domestic violence program focused on reducing abusive behaviors and supporting safe family connections. These roles shaped his focus on trauma, attachment, and family of origin issues.
In private practice he uses telehealth services. He often combines cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness practices with client-centered listening to help people improve sleep, eating patterns, mood, and relationships. He also addresses issues like abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, and codependency.
Eric aims to work collaboratively and respectfully. He helps people figure out what matters most to them, set manageable goals, and practice concrete changes between sessions. His approach favors steady progress over quick fixes and real-world problem solving over jargon.
How client-centered and practical approaches work online
Eric blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness in online sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and following the person’s priorities so goals come from what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral ideas help spot unhelpful thinking and test small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or improve mood. Mindfulness practices teach simple awareness skills that can reduce reactivity and improve sleep and stress management.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Eric treats the choice of methods as a collaboration, adjusting approaches based on a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. He will talk with clients about what feels useful and try different techniques in session to see what helps.
The biography indicates he currently practices via telehealth, so confirm specific session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when people need them. It can also make it simpler to use mindfulness exercises and homework between sessions, helping changes carry over into daily routines.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Eric works with a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, grief, stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, depression and bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He emphasizes a client-centered, conversational style that mixes solution-focused strategies with narrative techniques and mindfulness. Sessions focus on identifying practical steps and understanding how past experiences shape current behavior.
What experience does he bring to therapy?
He has ten years of experience working in outpatient settings with urban youth and low-income families, managing adolescent group homes, and directing a state-funded domestic violence program focused on behavior change and family healing.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential listed as CT LMFT and practices in Connecticut.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
The biography notes that he is currently practicing privately using telehealth services; please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered.
How are costs handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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