Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Erin works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Erin
Erin Black is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, relationship and family concerns. She addresses parenting challenges, grief, trauma and the everyday changes that can feel overwhelming. Her tone is direct and compassionate, and she aims to make each conversation feel practical and doable.
Erin uses plain language and a focused approach in sessions. She listens first to understand what matters most. Then she helps people set small, realistic goals.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skill practice and short exercises to try between meetings. Her background includes work with adoption and foster care issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and women's issues. She brings six years of clinical experience as an LCSW in California to these areas.
That experience informs how she responds to crises, major life shifts, and ongoing stressors. Therapy sessions combine different methods to match each person's needs. Erin draws on cognitive behavioral tools to address thoughts and behaviors, mindfulness to reduce reactivity, and narrative techniques to reshape personal stories.
She adapts the mix over time based on progress and feedback. People who come seeking help with anger learn concrete ways to notice triggers and choose different responses. Work on coping skills, communication, and self-compassion are common parts of the process.
Erin encourages regular check-ins on goals and adjusts plans when needed.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Erin lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Erin’s approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. The therapist reflects what she hears and helps people clarify their own goals, which is useful when navigating anger, relationship strains, or life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. Online sessions can include practical worksheets and short behavioral experiments to change patterns of reacting to stress and anxiety.
Mindfulness Therapy involves simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build awareness of emotional triggers. These exercises are easy to practice between video or phone sessions and can help with anger and anxiety management.
Erin treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about what feels most helpful, try different methods, and adjust plans based on feedback and progress. The aim is to create a plan together that fits goals and daily life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are helpful for exercises that rely on face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, updates, or practicing new skills between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule.
Questions people ask about Erin
What concerns does Erin commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and grief. Relationship, family and parenting challenges are also areas she addresses.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are down-to-earth and goal-focused. Erin listens first, then helps set small, practical steps to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. That practice has included supporting people through major life changes and family concerns.
Where is Erin licensed and based?
She holds a California LCSW and practices in California.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients based in California.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do I begin working with Erin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.