- Trauma and attachment
- Adoption and foster care
- Goal focused
About Erin
Erin Dunham is a LICSW practicing in Massachusetts with 15 years of experience. She offers steady, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. Her style is approachable and direct, aimed at helping people find workable steps forward when life feels overwhelming.
Her work often focuses on trauma, attachment concerns, and the emotional challenges that come with adoption and foster care. She also helps with parenting stress, grief, addiction-related concerns, and issues such as ADHD and compassion fatigue. Sessions are intended to help clients understand patterns, reduce distress, and try new behaviors between meetings.
Erin uses a mix of short-term and deeper approaches based on what each person needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and on mindfulness practices to build calm and attention. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods help set clear goals and practical steps toward change.
Clients can expect a collaborative process where goals are set together and adjusted over time. Erin pays attention to how past relationships affect present feelings and choices, and she helps people experiment with different ways of responding. Her aim is to make therapy useful in everyday life.
She works in English and practices in Massachusetts. To begin, people follow the site's matching and scheduling process to set up an initial session and discuss next steps.
How Erin’s approaches translate to online work
Many of Erin's methods fit well with remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which translates into clear homework and brief skill practice between meetings. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus, useful for managing anxiety and stress during everyday routines.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist work together to pick tools that match the person's needs and preferences.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also support steady follow-up work and make it simpler to practice skills between sessions, helping therapy connect to daily life.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Erin help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, addiction-related concerns, self-harm, and problems tied to attachment and trauma. Adoption and foster care issues are also listed as a focus area.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She combines hands-on strategies with attention to past relationships and emotional patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with people facing a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and region should I know about?
She holds an MA and is a LICSW practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the profile does not specify which formats are available.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.