Erika Marcoux, MA

I came to Erika at a time of uncertainty in my life. Wanting to organize my thoughts in a natural way, I decided to give her mindfulness course a shot. It has completely changed my outlook on a lot of things (maybe everything!) and I can’t recommend her enough. Her gentle and encouraging demeanor has helped me to explore and understand what kind of person I am at the core, and she’s taught me how to cope with stress, anxiety and the feelings of uncertainty I started out with. Even just in the short amount of time I’ve known Erika, I have come to feel so much more confident, happy and overall healthier. I highly recommend her to anyone!

I have been to a handful of counselors, therapists and even one life coach over the last 15 years and I have never had a therapeutic experience quite like this. What I think is different about Erika is that she offers more than just your traditional talk it through method. Erika has a gentle approach and if you’re up for it, will use guided meditation and breathing techniques to help you to go inside to find the answers yourself. As the over thinker type, this style of therapy was extremely effective for me because it allowed me to quiet my mind and tune into real feelings, something I don’t think I was able to do with other therapists. As a yoga instructor and someone who already practices meditation, I have a deep respect for Erika who’s misson is to help other’s find their true purpose in life but if you’re not into yoga (like the song says…) you will love Erika just the same. She’s professional, a recent published author, bright, funny, and genuinely cares about all of her clients.

I turned another year older and realized I needed a change. I wanted to be a better person — for myself, my husband, and my child. So, I went in search for some help. I really wasn’t sure what I was looking for…
I guess I should mention that I work in the mental health field, so I wasn’t looking for typical Psych 101 therapy. I know those answers. I needed something different.
I’ve had a couple of bad experiences with counselors in the past, so I was hesitant to try again. I needed something different.
At this point, I didn’t want to be prescribed medications as a solution. I needed something different.
I found that something different in Erika.
Her background in yoga and meditation brings such a different approach to our sessions. The deep meditation allows us to do some real healing work, and I’m so calm and relaxed when I leave. That calm tends to last for days.
She has taught me quick strategies that I can really use when it comes to managing my stress and emotions. Oh, and they really work.
Erika has a great sense of humor — we laugh a lot. She is kind and caring; yet, she’s not afraid to call me out for bad behavior (that I report) when necessary. She is open and honest, and she shares information about her life experiences as well. This all makes her very easy to talk to.
If you are dealing with difficult emotions, have trauma that needs healing, or you just need to add some calm to your life — I would highly recommend Erika.

I never thought I could find a teacher/​therapist/​coach who really ‘gets’ me, but I truly did with Erika. When I found Erika, I was searching for a therapist that wouldn’t waste my time and that would help me towards my goal of authentic happiness and real living. Erika has helped me with all that and more. I have also attended one of Erika’s workshops and thoroughly enjoyed that experience too. Our sessions have included guided meditations, bodywork, yoga, talk therapy, goal setting, and teaching practices for living compassionately.
As a school psychologist, I take mental health seriously; and Erika is someone who combines real life experiences with psychology and spirituality and integrates them together seamlessly.

My counselor is Erika Marcoux. She is hands down AMAZING. Over the past three months she’s taught me how to breath and meditate. I’ve been learning how to get out of my head and access my true self. It may sound hokey but it feels really good. I’ve been to counselors and psychologists in the past and the experience has never been great. I would just talk and talk and they could never help me. Her connection between the mind and body through meditation is the missing link for me. She is also supportive, realistic, and empathetic. Going to see her is just what I needed to start growing in a new and healthy direction, to find inner strength, peace and calm. I hope to one day become someone who I would consider emotionally healthy and true to herself all the time. I think I’m finally on that path. I’m thankful I decided to take a chance on something new (to me) and I’m thankful that she proved to be worth the risk. She is an wonderful counselor and teacher and I recommend her to everyone.

I had the pleasure of attending one of Erika’s seminars a few months back. It was a class intended for overworked or overstressed professionals that have never tried meditation.
I actually attended the class as a favor to friend. I went in with the stereotypical pre conceived notion of hearing a bunch of ohhmmms. After a short introduction and group discussion Erika had us do some group meditation. I left feeling completely relaxed and with a completely new admiration for meditation.
Months later I still make a 10 – 15 minute meditation session a part of my morning routine. It has helped to energize me for the rest of the day. I use to relay on at least 2 cups of joe to get me moving in the morning. I now only drink a single cup and it’s not because I need it, but more out of habit.
Thank you Erika for exposing me to and opening me up to a 10 minute «me time» that helps to keep me going all day long.

I had trouble posting my review originally, but felt that more people need to know how great Erika is! Round two with the review posting…
Erika is nothing less than awesome! Her counseling approach is dead on every time! She is a great listener and great with helping you through the best plan to get you out of a «funk» and on track! I have gone to her for both individual counseling and couples counseling, and having had counseling in the past– she is hands down THE BEST! My husband and I communicate infinitely better with the techniques she has taught!
She helped me with finding my best career path, and I couldn’t be happier! She uses so many ways to help you realize that it’s all right there waiting for you to get over your ego and start living your life! Meditation and Yoga have even been parts of our sessions at times– and have been a great help as well!
If you are looking for a counselor that thinks outside the box and doesn’t give you canned ideas and answers, Erika is your girl! If you want the same «stale» counseling sessions when you do not feel you are accomplishing anything– try Erika anyway and discover your potential!

Erika is a great teacher and has the quality of putting people at ease, making them feel calm and comfortable. The One-​Heart Vision program is a way for large groups of people to learn the concepts that she explains in her counseling sessions and yoga classes.
She gave a talk on One-​Heart Vision a few weeks ago at the Austin Recovery Center. I thought the program was initially designed to help prison inmates and addicts self-​heal. Then as I listened more, I learned that One-​Heart Vision is really about the power of being in the present, and how living in the past, or being worried about the future only leads to suffering. This concept is for everyone. Erika says presence is the first step, or step zero, to experiencing lasting joy. To make a change, you first have to get out of the past and into the moment.
One-​Heart Vision is a great program not just for people struggling with addiction, or incarceration, but also those struggling with the many stresses and challenges of life. Most of us who have our minds pulled in so many directions at once. The key is tapping into and being in the present moment. The One-​Heart Vision program by Erika Marcoux and Donon Regan could be a life changer for so many people!

Erika is a caring, patient individual willing to go out of her way to make sure your needs are met. Using her services has been a joy!

I don’t normally do reviews but someone else’s review is how I found Erika and I’ve had such an incredible experience that I wanted to be sure to share with others.
Erika’s techniques have been like no other counseling techniques I’ve encountered. Her yoga, breathing, and bodywork techniques create such an amazing sense of calm and relaxation that it’s worth going for anyone who holds onto stress in their body/​mind. I love massages but the state of relaxation I achieve from the bodywork es deeper than anything I’ve gotten from a massage! In our conversations, she doesn’t make me feel like she’s preaching from a textbook but rather she takes an approach that is practical and easily applied to any problems I’m encountering.
The coolest part is she personalizes each session to fit your needs. I love all the options (check out her website for the list of different things you can do in a session) and I feel like Erika’s type of therapy has really been able to reach me on all levels: mind, body, and soul.

I’m very careful where I spend my time outside of being with my son, but when a friend told me about Erika’s Yoga Psychology series, I was hooked (in a good way) and signed up. Fortunately I was not disappointed in the least bit. In fact, her classes became a kind of sanctuary away from the noise of my every day existence, a forum where «like minds» could openly discuss and divulge our wonderings on the inner workings of our own minds and lives. Plus, there were myriad yoga poses thrown in, to compliment each class’s topic. I highly recommend taking this series. She’s offering it again in the fall, September I think. (go to
to sign up)
Then she offered a polarity therapy session. I had only just heard of polarity therapy briefly before taking her class. And as I LOVE to try new things (especially new mind-​body healing therapies), I went and had a session. I felt the relaxation from having massage, the stimulation of reflexology, the colorful tingling of reiki, all swirled in the juiciness of creative visualization and meditation. What a combo!
Erika’s intuitive, sensitive nature makes for a memorable session. I could feel the energy pulsing through my chakras as insights popped into consciousness and stagnation began to move. I hope to do it again soon, and I recommend trying it out for yourself as soon as possible. Plus she’s also a therapist and does other amazing feats that are yet to be disclosed.