About Wesley
Dr. Wesley Erwin is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Minnesota. He has twenty years of experience in counseling, supervision, and teaching in mental health.
He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges like addiction and compassion fatigue. He listens first and tries to understand what each person needs. He aims for honest, straightforward conversation so clients feel heard.
He adapts his approach to fit the situation rather than using one fixed method for everyone.
How Wesley works
Dr. Erwin uses client-centered, cognitive behavioral, and solution-focused approaches. That means he pays attention to a person’s thoughts and actions, their goals, and what works for them in everyday life.
He also considers a person’s background and culture when thinking about their concerns. Sessions can cover practical skills, short-term problem solving, or deeper conversation about life purpose and identity. He helps people address parenting stress, family of origin issues, midlife transitions, men’s issues, aging concerns, and caregiver strain among other topics.
He also supports people dealing with trauma, bipolar mood concerns, and career questions. People who choose him can expect a collaborative relationship built on trust, direct communication, and hope. He invites clients to shape the work together and to set goals that feel meaningful.
To begin, clients use the site’s Start Therapy workflow to match and schedule sessions.
Wesley lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Wesley works with
The areas below are the ones Wesley selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what is said, and helps people find their own solutions to stress, grief, or relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online sessions can introduce practical tools to reframe unhelpful thinking and practice new coping skills for anxiety, depression, or anger.
Solution-focused work zeroes in on small, achievable steps toward specific goals. This approach is useful for short-term challenges like coping with life changes, parenting stress, or career decisions.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to focus on skills practice, deeper reflection, or short-term problem solving and adjust as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging can fit into busy days and make it easier to keep momentum between longer sessions. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines.
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