Erika Needleman

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. -Wayne Dyer

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Why Erika Needleman chose to be in the helping profession

You don’t need to figure out your life alone. That idea is really at the heart of how I work with women. One of the most meaningful and satisfying parts of what I do is giving women practical tools to shift their lives in real, lasting ways. I feel deeply grateful to be in a position where I can help someone recognize that they are not stuck and that change is possible for them. There is something powerful that happens when a woman starts to see that she has options and support.

Over the years, I have taken part in many different forms of seminars and therapies, and I’ve learned a lot from each one. Still, I’ve found that coaching with a Torah lens is the most empowering and life-altering approach for the women I work with. It brings together clarity, grounding, and real transformation in a way that feels both practical and deeply meaningful. I am so excited to help women reconnect to their own happiness and well-being and to give them the tools to shift the way they think and feel about themselves, their relationships, and their lives.

Erika Needleman's approach

I started my journey as a yoga student and later became a teacher. Along the way, I immersed myself in all sorts of self-help seminars and personal growth work, including programs like Landmark. In my early 20s, I found Torah, and something in me immediately recognized it as different. In Torah, I found the missing pieces I had been searching for in other traditions and teachings. It brought depth, structure, and meaning in a way that helped everything else I had learned finally come together.

Today, I bring all of those experiences into my work. I integrate my understanding of breath, meditation, and mindfulness with modern coaching tools and techniques, including somatic approaches and other body-based practices. At the same time, my foundation is always rooted in the belief that everything becomes more meaningful, and real growth becomes more possible, when we bring Hashem into the picture. That combination allows me to support people in a way that is both practical and deeply connected to something greater.

What you can expect from sessions with Erika Needleman

My goal is for you to not need me. This is not talk therapy, and it is not meant to be a long, weekly process where you talk about your life for years while nothing really shifts. I don’t see it as a space to just revisit the same patterns over and over. I see it as a focused, active process where real change actually happens.

The structure is simple. In our first session, we go through your life story so I can really understand where you’re coming from. From the second session onward, we get to work together in a very intentional way. Over the course of our work, I help you build the tools you’re missing so you can change the way you think, feel, and act. We look at the story you’ve been telling yourself about your life, and we work on rewriting it into something more honest, empowering, and aligned with who you want to be.

I typically work with women anywhere from 3 to 15 sessions, depending on what they’re looking to work on. Between sessions, I stay in touch on WhatsApp because life happens in real time, not just in a session once a week. I want to hear from you, support you, cheer you on, and help you problem-solve as things come up. I also give homework, but nothing overwhelming or unrealistic, just practical and doable steps that actually move things forward.

I am not a drill sergeant. My style is more cheerleader, best friend, mentor, and big sister energy. And even though we are doing serious, meaningful work, the process is meant to feel engaging and even fun. Really.

Erika Needleman's experience working with the Jewish community

I work with women all across the Jewish spectrum, from secular to Chassidish and Yeshivish. I really value the diversity of where people are coming from and the different ways they relate to their Jewish identity and life. That range is something I deeply respect, and it shapes the way I show up in my work. At the core, I am working with women who want to live more consciously and more honestly within themselves and their relationship with Hashem.

I love to talk about Hashem and what it means to bring Him into our lives and our struggles. Not in a Pollyanna way, and not in a way that bypasses reality. I mean in a real, grounded, honest, and sometimes raw way, where we can actually hold the full complexity of life and still stay connected. I am a baalas teshuva myself, and I work with women who are geirim, FFB, and BT, each with their own unique path and questions. What I really believe is that every one of us needs to choose this Jewish life and this relationship with Hashem for ourselves, not just live it by default because we were raised that way.

Erika Needleman's Book Recommendation Zone

• No Bad Parts
  A great intro to learning about our internal world
• The Choice
  An incredible account of a Holocaust survivor learning she is in control of her inner world.
• Man's Search for Meaning
  The importance of mindfulness and taking responsibility for self.

Approaches

• Breathwork
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Doula Services
• EMDR
• Gottman Method
• Imago Therapy
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• Life Coaching
• Mindfulness and Meditation
• Narrative Therapy
• Positive Psychology
• Somatic Therapy
• Tapping & Emotional Freedom Technique
• Yoga

Concerns

• Anxiety
• Bereavement & Grief
• Body image
• Codependency
• Dating
• Divorce/Separation
• Emotion regulation
• Infertility
• Life purpose and meaning
• Parenting
• Relationships
• Religious Identity Issues
• Stress management
• Transitions & Change

6 years in practice

Degrees

• Bachelor's in Religious Studies and Jewish Studies by ASU Honors College 2008
• Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training by Sivananda 2005

Certificates

• CASE Institute Life Coaching Program by International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine 2021
• Life Coach Training by Adina Landa 2021

Trainings

• One on one IFS Training by Dr Allyn St Lifer 2025
• Mindfulness Training by At One Yoga 2008
• Landmark Forum by Landmari 2007

Affiliations

• Beth Jacob Atlanta by Rabbi Ilan Feldman 2013-present

Average costs per session

$250 - $500

Payment Methods

• Sliding Scale
• Free consultation
• Zelle Quick Pay
• PayPal
• ACH Bank Transfer