About Erica
“Be happy! Not because everything is perfect but because you choose to focus on life’s perfect moments”. This one of my favorite motivational quotes and one that I make every effort to live by each and every day.
I am a licensed clinical social worker, therapist and health and wellness coach with more than 27 years of experience in integrated Health Care.
I obtained my bachelor’s degree in psychology from Morgan State University and my master’s degree in Social Work from The University of Maryland at Baltimore with a specialization in Health. Throughout my career, I have been passionate about improving the health and mental health of individuals with complex healthcare needs.
In the 1990’s I worked with children and adults with HIV. That time in my life encouraged me to broaden my knowledge base to learn more about mental health, substance abuse, trauma and the populations being impacted by these conditions. My goal was and remains to empower people to have the strength to separate themselves from their illness. In other words, you are not your disease!
Currently, in addition to my work as a therapist, I work with people to live a healthier lifestyle, facilitate support and exercise groups, provide mentorship for people with chronic conditions, and I have a private coaching and consultation practice.
Although life can be filled with many challenges, I believe every day is an opportunity to make a different decision; when we change our thoughts, we change our actions, we change our life. When people ask me what I do, I tell them I empower people to live their best life, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Even before my own diagnosis with MS, I was passionate about improving the health of individuals with complex integrated healthcare needs, addressing social determinants of health and empowering individuals to live their best life. Who knew MS would be part of my journey and I would have to live by the lessons I was so diligently providing for others.
I am a licensed clinical social worker, therapist and health and wellness coach with more than 27 years of experience in integrated Health Care.
I obtained my bachelor’s degree in psychology from Morgan State University and my master’s degree in Social Work from The University of Maryland at Baltimore with a specialization in Health. Throughout my career, I have been passionate about improving the health and mental health of individuals with complex healthcare needs.
In the 1990’s I worked with children and adults with HIV. That time in my life encouraged me to broaden my knowledge base to learn more about mental health, substance abuse, trauma and the populations being impacted by these conditions. My goal was and remains to empower people to have the strength to separate themselves from their illness. In other words, you are not your disease!
Currently, in addition to my work as a therapist, I work with people to live a healthier lifestyle, facilitate support and exercise groups, provide mentorship for people with chronic conditions, and I have a private coaching and consultation practice.
Although life can be filled with many challenges, I believe every day is an opportunity to make a different decision; when we change our thoughts, we change our actions, we change our life. When people ask me what I do, I tell them I empower people to live their best life, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Even before my own diagnosis with MS, I was passionate about improving the health of individuals with complex integrated healthcare needs, addressing social determinants of health and empowering individuals to live their best life. Who knew MS would be part of my journey and I would have to live by the lessons I was so diligently providing for others.
My Journey with MS
In the Beginning
My name is Erica Zachary and I am an Wellness Warrior. I am NOT my MS! I am a child of the most high who has been ever present in my life! I am also a woman, a wife, a mother, a daughter, a granddaughter, a loved one and a friend . MS is only a small part of my story!
Do you need help learning how to navigate your life with an Invisible Illness? Let me help you find and achieve your "WHY"!
The services I provide are designed to share what has worked for me in living holistically with an invisible illness and truly live a life by my own design not based on my diagnosis. It's not easy, nor is my journey guaranteed to work for you but sharing my success in living my life by my own design is my "WHY".
I am a licensed clinical social worker and I have been working with individuals with chronic medical conditions, as well as depression, anxiety and other behavioral and social concerns for over 25 years.
How I Can Help You
I have decided to use my professional knowledge, strength and experiences in managing Multiple Sclerosis to help people empower themselves through teletherapy, coaching, consulting and other support services to truly living a life by their own design not by their physician’s diagnosis.
