Therapy + Psychiatry
Leading With
Curiosity.
What if healing begins with curiosity about ourselves and others?
Therapy
Exploring our minds,
together.
Therapy creates space to explore our thoughts, feelings, and reactions with compassion and curiosity.
Erica's approach is grounded in Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) , a collaborative process of making sense of our own experiences and those of others.
Explore TherapyPsychiatric Care
When more
support is needed.
Erica offers psychiatric evaluation and medication management — either alongside therapy or as independent care, all in one practice.
Psychiatric Evaluation
Exploring symptoms, history, and experiences to develop a fuller understanding.
Medication Management
Thoughtful prescribing and ongoing follow-up when medication is appropriate.
Care That Meets You Where You Are
Therapy + Psychiatry.
A holistic approach.
Whether you're seeking psychotherapy, psychiatric care, or a combination of both, treatment is tailored to your individual needs.
One Provider. A Collaborative Approach to Understanding You.
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Welcome
Care that begins
with understanding.
I’m Erica Richards, a psychiatric nurse practitioner providing psychotherapy, psychiatric evaluation, and medication management for adults, adolescents, and families in Portland, Maine.
My approach is grounded in Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) — a way of working that begins with curiosity about what we think, feel, and experience, and how those inner worlds shape our relationships and behavior.
Sometimes that means therapy. Sometimes it means psychiatric support. Sometimes it means both. The goal is to understand the whole picture and build care around what you actually need.
Meet EricaServices
Different kinds of support.
One thoughtful approach.
Care can begin in different places. Explore psychotherapy, psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and educational services.
Therapy
Individual psychotherapy grounded in curiosity, relationships, and a mentalizing-informed perspective.
Continued
Learning
Educational collaboration with schools, educators, and healthcare professionals to support understanding and care.
Medication
Management
Collaborative prescribing and ongoing follow-up when medication is an appropriate part of care.
Psychiatric
Evaluation
A comprehensive look at symptoms, history, development, and what may be contributing.
Education
Resources exploring mentalizing, learning differences, development, and understanding ourselves and others.
Questions are a good
place to start.
Explore Erica's approach to
Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT),
with psychotherapy and psychiatric
medication management available
from one provider.
A free 15-minute consultation offers
an opportunity to ask questions and
discover whether her practice is
right for you.
The Mentalizing Collaborative is a Portland, Maine mental health practice founded on the belief that meaningful care begins with understanding.
Guided by the principles of Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT), the practice encourages curiosity about our thoughts, emotions, relationships, and experiences.
By bringing psychotherapy and psychiatric medication management together under one provider, Erica offers a thoughtful, individualized approach that considers the whole person. At its heart is a simple idea: greater understanding creates opportunities for connection, flexibility, and meaningful change.
“One who looks outside, dreams. One who looks inside, awakens.”
— Carl Jung