Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
How Erin works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Erin
Erin Haentjens is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She blends attention to both body and mind to help people manage strong emotions and life stressors. Erin aims to help clients feel more grounded in their bodies and clearer about their choices.
Her work centers on helping people notice how physical sensations and thoughts connect. She uses movement-informed and body-centered approaches alongside talk therapy. This helps when emotions feel overwhelming or when stress shows up as pain or tension.
Background and approach
Erin has eight years of experience in clinical and community settings. She has supported people in schools, group homes, and camp programs, and has provided individual therapy to adults. Her background includes work with people facing depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, eating concerns, and major life changes.
She also has training in exercise and sport performance and experience coaching athletes. That perspective helps when identity, injuries, or athletic pressures affect mental health. Erin helps people rebuild a sense of self and resilience after setbacks.
In sessions she offers a calm, steady approach that focuses on building internal resources. She helps people recognize strengths, learn new coping skills, and practice being more present in their bodies. Her goal is practical progress that fits each person's life.
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
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Erin lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Therapeutic methods and how they work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice how they connect and respond in close relationships and can ease anxiety around connection. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and acceptance; the therapist follows the client's lead and helps people find their own solutions and strengths. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and reducing harmful reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Erin will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt methods over time. Clients and therapist check in about what is helping and shift course if needed, keeping the process collaborative.
Online sessions use video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is good for seeing nonverbal cues and doing guided exercises. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or visual focus is limited. Live chat or text works well for short check-ins, coaching-style support, or when a written record of the conversation is useful. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep continuity when travel or work gets in the way.
Questions people ask about Erin
What kinds of concerns does Erin help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, eating concerns, anger, parenting strain, relationship and family issues, career stress, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Erin blends body-centered methods with talk therapy, using mindfulness and attachment ideas to help clients feel more present and grounded.
What experience does she bring?
She has eight years of experience in clinical and community settings, including work in schools, group homes, life skills camps, and individual psychotherapy.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California and practices from that state.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Erin offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.