Erika Boissiere is a licensed marriage and family therapist (MFT #84047) who specializes
in couples counseling and is based out of San Francisco, California. She is the founder
of The Relationship Therapy Group, a practice located in San Francisco dedicated to treating couples using cognitive
behavioral therapy. An adjunct instructor teaching master level courses to students
who are studying to be marriage and family therapists, she is also a contributing
author to Forbes, writing on business and relationships.
Before becoming a therapist, Erika worked for nearly a decade in the financial services
sector for firms such as BlackRock and other buy-side/ sell-side firms. Her background in the corporate world allows
her to bring a practicality and tool-based approach to her therapy with couples as
well as her teaching. She is married to Philip Boissiere, also a marriage and family
therapist, and they share a young daughter and son.
Erika received a Master's Degree in Psychology from the University of San Francisco, where she received training in Cognitive Behavioral Psychology. She graduated from
the University of Colorado with a double major in Economics and Political Science.