Ericka Wray, Psy.D.

Ericka Wray earned her bachelor’s and master’s in clinical psychology in 2011 from the University of Munich in Germany. There she completed internships working with adults in inpatient and residential settings. After moving to California in 2016, Ericka began her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at California Southern University and graduated in 2023. Since 2020, she has been registered with California’s Board of Psychology as a Psychological Assistant/Associate – enabling her to practice under the supervision of a licensed psychologist as partial requirements towards her California licensure.

Ericka completed her predoctoral internship at an acute psychiatric hospital in San Diego, focusing on individual and group work with children, adolescents, adults, civilians, as well as active-duty military service members in both inpatient and intensive outpatient programs. For five years, Ericka also worked (and later supervised) in the same hospital’s intake department and crisis help-line, providing triage for acute mental health and chemical dependency issues in person and over the phone.

When she is not working at Aloha Psychological Associates, she manages an intensive outpatient program for active-duty military, retired service members, and their adult family members.

Supervised by Dr. Kathryn Wiens, Psy.D. - PSY27115

Ericka Wray has been accumulating professional experience in the mental health field since 2011 – with experience in Europe and California, spanning acute inpatient, residential, intensive outpatient, and routine outpatient settings. She has experience with clients of all ages, however, specializes in older adolescent and adult populations. Furthermore, Ericka specializes in active-duty military and their families, as well as first responder populations (with main focus on fire service members).

Her main interests include anxiety, depression, suicidality, personality disorders, anger management, insomnia, interpersonal conflict resolution, trauma, and psychological testing. Ericka’s approach to treatment is individualized to the client’s needs and integrates modalities of different schools such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Change Therapy (ACT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Systemic Therapy, Schema Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, and Psychoanalysis.

Ericka Wray is an active member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the San Diego Psychological Association (SDPA).

Ericka Wray was born and raised in Canada and transitioned out of her first career as a professional ballet dancer at age 22 – after 18 years of dedication. She has lived and worked in 6 different countries including Canada, Japan, Australia, Germany, Mexico, and has settled down in San Diego as of 2016. Ericka’s passion for helping others through mental health challenges was identified in her mid-20s – and has found such work to be her life’s calling.

Outside of the office, Ericka enjoys outdoor activities with her firefighter husband and two golden retrievers. She enjoys the beach, painting, swimming, pickle ball, cribbage, and any other competitive sports/games – and is interested in learning to play guitar, learning to surf, and learning a martial art form. Ericka loves travelling the world while absorbing multi-cultural experiences, learning new languages, and is fluent in German.

“As I do with myself, I supportively guide my clients beyond their comfort zones in the direction of positive and empowered self-evolution. Help others reevaluate every life event and experience (pleasurable or painful) as an opportunity to learn and to thrive. Through contagious enthusiasm and optimism, we will achieve growth in the direction of your goals and your optimal self – let’s get unstuck!”