LICSW, 10 years of experience
Hello there! My name is Erin and I am a dedicated Licensed Independent Clinical Social worker with a passion for fostering embraced engagement and embodying self-authenticity. I bring an integrative and holistic approach to my work and lifestyle, emphasizing the importance of mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness within one’s whole self. Identifying as a woman of color and a person of the BIPOC community, I am aware, empathic, and equipped with a deep understanding of unique humanness, diversity, the necessity for equity, and cultural competence within the therapeutic setting. I am an unwavering believer that everyone has the innate power to heal and build themselves. I achieve this by utilizing Integrative and Humanistic therapy approaches and modalities, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), meditation, mindfulness, and attunement to what fills someone's cup, allowing them to pour into themselves and the world around them. My daily vocation is to make a meaningful impact and walk alongside folx in their life adventure; taking time to connect their dreams and goals with their individual passions, values, and joys.
An initial session will be a time to honor and appreciate this first step, coming to therapy! We will take time to walk through your life story (as much or as little as you like), is most important to you as a client, and what you want your life to be and feel like.
I can be a grounding presence and very welcoming. I think as a provider, this is helpful for people to feel at ease and curious about themselves and where they want their journey to go from here. I also really pride myself on being curious of others, without forms of judgment or assumption. I love to learn and my eagerness to keep finding new and helpful information is such a fire burner for me that I hope to pass along to clients.
I am honored to work with clients during life or career transition periods in their lives, parents and families who have kiddos in their school-aged years, and within elderly populations. I love to serve the underdogs—the people who may or may not know they have a fire in them and where it can burn the brightest. I have a big passion of working with younger children and their families, both individually and as a family unit. I can help guide them back to what they love about themselves and each other, and help build their confidence in emotional regulation and their own relationship with themselves in parenting. I also love working with elderly populations and finding their spark again in new stages of life, because so many factors can be working against them, along with depression and despair being at a staggering increase for that age group. I’m really in to supporting people’s self-esteem and self-confidence; illuminating people’s souls to the brightest it can be, and having them believe in their innate sense of goodness.
Supporting clients to do deep, personal, unique work and accept who they truly are
An emphasis on maintaining a thorough understanding of each client's individualized perspective of themselves within their identified culture
Considers a person in their entirety, focusing on positive characteristics and potential for growth and developing their ability to find wisdom, healing, and fulfillment
Incorporates mindfulness practices to include present-moment awareness, meditation, and breathing exercises
Using specific eye positions, Brainspotting connects the brain and body in a way that illuminates one's ability of innate healing and allowing the body to use its natural ability to process trauma. It can bring, deep, subcortical processing without the use of talking