About Erin
Erin Ellis is a New York licensed mental health counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and trauma. She brings five years of clinical experience and a straightforward, compassionate style to sessions. Erin aims to make the first steps of reaching out feel safer and more doable for worried parents reading on a phone.
Her work begins by listening to what matters most to each person.
How Erin works
She uses that information to shape a simple plan and practical steps people can try between sessions. Conversations are adapted to the person's pace, language, and daily life so progress fits real routines. Erin draws on client-centered methods to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Dialectical behavior ideas are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills are helpful. Over five years she has helped people cope with grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating difficulties, anger, panic, and attention challenges like ADHD.
She pays attention to issues that often come with caregiving and burnout, including compassion fatigue and self-care struggles. When a parent is worried about a child or about their own stress, Erin focuses on clear steps, practical coping skills, and building small habits that add up. She tailors conversations and homework so changes feel manageable and relevant to family life.
Erin lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Erin commonly uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening-first space where people set the pace and goals. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive place to sort out feelings and priorities.She also integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and everyday stress because it gives concrete tools to try between sessions.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Erin will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort with different kinds of exercises. She adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most.
Online formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video can mirror an in-person conversation, phone calls can be a lower-bandwidth option, and messaging or live chat allow shorter check-ins or ongoing reflections. These options support continuity of care and make it simpler to practice skills in everyday moments.
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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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