About Erin
Erin Damato connects with people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin. She welcomes those coping with anxiety, depression, stress, addiction concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. Erin uses a straightforward, warm approach to help people take practical steps forward.
Erin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW licensed in Connecticut and brings ten years of professional experience. She treats worries about relationships, intimacy, grief, parenting stress, and mood disorders with direct, manageable strategies.
How Erin works
She also focuses on issues like ADHD, bipolar challenges, and panic symptoms. In sessions Erin centers each person's own knowledge of their life. She asks clear questions and helps people notice strengths they can build on.
Together they break problems into small, doable goals and try techniques that fit daily life. Erin draws on work with addictions, communication problems, caregiver stress, and chronic illness to tailor plans to what matters most. She supports people dealing with guilt, shame, loneliness, and forgiveness by offering steady guidance and practical tools.
Her style aims to reduce overwhelm and increase confidence in handling everyday challenges. Getting started is treated as a collaborative step. Erin encourages people to move at their own pace while creating measurable changes.
Her Connecticut license and decade of experience inform a calm, experienced presence in each session.
What Erin works with
The areas below are the ones Erin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Connecticut |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches and how online sessions help
Erin works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and coping skills. One common approach teaches concrete skills for managing anxiety and panic - people learn step-by-step strategies to notice warning signs and calm their body and thinking. Another approach emphasizes building on strengths and solving immediate problems so life feels more manageable between sessions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and the person meet to identify goals, try methods that make sense for everyday life, and adjust the plan as needed. Erin helps people weigh options and choose techniques that fit their needs, pace, and comfort level.
Online sessions let people access therapy from different places and on different schedules. Video calls offer face-to-face conversations when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between scheduled talks. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into work, school, or caregiving routines.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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