Works with
- Anger
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
How Erin works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Erin
Erin Alig-Dimalanta is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing anger, grief, trauma, and self-esteem struggles. She brings 12 years of clinical experience and a steady, compassionate presence to sessions. Erin aims to create a calm space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming and find clearer ways to respond.
Her work focuses on practical steps as well as deeper personal meaning. Erin blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with attention to spiritual values when clients want that included.
Background and approach
She listens for patterns tied to attachment, control issues, or past wounds and helps people test new behaviors that lead to less reactivity and more agency. People meet Erin for support with relationship separation, parenting strain, work stress, or the long effects of trauma and loss. She also addresses concerns like guilt, shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose.
When anger is present, she helps people understand what drives it and builds safer ways to express it. Sessions move at a practical pace. Erin uses clear, accessible language and offers tools to use between meetings.
She draws on twelve years of experience to tailor approaches to each person’s situation and goals. Erin practices in California and conducts sessions in English. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and works with a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What Erin works with
Everything Erin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Erin's practice.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Erin Uses Approaches Online
Erin draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building new skills. One common approach she uses helps people notice triggers and practice alternative responses so anger and reactivity decrease over time. Another approach emphasizes processing past hurts and trauma at a careful pace, helping people make sense of painful events and reduce their ongoing impact. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Erin works with each person to match techniques to their goals, values, and comfort level, adjusting methods as progress unfolds. Together they set small, concrete steps and review what helps most between sessions. Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client read facial cues and practice role-play, while phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates, reflection, and on-the-go support between appointments. These options make it easier to keep a steady therapy routine around work, family, or travel.Questions people ask about Erin
What concerns does Erin commonly address?
She works with people dealing with anger, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and family-related stress. Additional focus areas include attachment problems, control issues, and life purpose questions.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
Erin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques paired with attention to spiritual meaning when clients want it. The focus is on understanding patterns, practicing new responses, and using simple tools between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has twelve years of clinical experience supporting people through life transitions, trauma recovery, and personal growth. That experience informs a practical, steady style in sessions.
Where is she licensed and located?
Erin is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, practicing in California. Sessions are offered to people located within that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Erin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing the short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions based on the therapist's listed availability.