About Erin
Erin Hamer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California who helps people facing relationship strain, family conflict, stress, anxiety, and challenges with self-esteem. She also supports concerns like trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, intimacy issues, anger, career questions, and depression. Erin combines practical guidance with a warm, down-to-earth approach that many find easy to talk with.
Erin trained at Clark Atlanta University, earning a Master of Social Work after completing a bachelor’s degree there.
How Erin works
Her nine years of post-degree practice focus on helping people manage life changes and complicated situations such as adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and issues that arise from prejudice or multicultural stressors. She also addresses topics like infidelity, control issues, and finding life purpose.
In sessions she draws on client-centered work to listen closely and build on each person’s strengths. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for targeting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) when emotions and closeness are central concerns. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy are part of her toolbox for people who want clear, goal-oriented plans.
Erin offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Sessions are offered in English and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. She does not take international clients.
Her style is empathetic and straightforward. Erin aims to meet people where they are, create honest conversations, and support practical steps toward change.
Erin lists 5 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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Erin commonly uses client-centered therapy to build a trusting working relationship and focus sessions on each person's needs and goals. This approach centers on listening, reflecting what matters to the person, and shaping sessions around their priorities. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical techniques for changing unhelpful patterns. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and problem-focused goals. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used when emotions and connection are central; it helps people understand and reorganize emotional responses to improve closeness and communication. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each client to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and current situation, and can adjust strategies over time as needs change. Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setting is available. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, planning, or people who prefer writing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep continuity between sessions.Start online instead of waiting
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