About Erwin
Erwin Gilliam helps people facing relationship struggles, anger, low self-esteem, career or parenting stress, depression, and ADHD concerns. He uses practical conversation and goal-focused work to make progress in everyday life. Erwin is a licensed professional counselor with five years of direct clinical experience and works from Mississippi.
He draws on his background in organizational counseling psychology and his time in schools to understand how daily routines and roles shape problems.
How Erwin works
That experience included three years as a school counselor, seven years as an assistant principal, and one year as a head principal. These roles helped him learn how people respond to expectations and change. Sessions tend to be straightforward and collaborative.
Erwin leans on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. He also uses client-centered listening to understand what matters most to each person. When appropriate, he brings in mindfulness practices to calm stress and motivational interviewing to clarify goals and build momentum.
He adapts methods to each person's needs rather than following a single script. Common topics he addresses include communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, isolation, fatherhood issues, and immigration-related stress. Erwin aims to treat people with dignity and sensitivity.
He works with clients to set clear, achievable goals and checks progress along the way. The approach is practical, direct, and focused on making daily life feel more manageable.
Erwin lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Erwin works with
The areas below are the ones Erwin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Mississippi |
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Online support options
How Erwin’s Approaches Work Online
Erwin commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in his online practice. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like low mood, anger, or worry. Client-centered work centers the conversation on the person’s goals and priorities, with the therapist listening and reflecting so the client leads the pace.He may also introduce Mindfulness Therapy to help manage stress and increase present-moment awareness. Mindfulness often involves simple breathing or attention exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus during daily life.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Erwin works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. He checks in on progress and adjusts the plan when something isn’t working.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good fit when internet bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text work well for brief check-ins, homework review, or quick coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and varied schedules.
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