Erin Arney, LPCC, LMHC

Erin Arney is a licensed mental health professional based in Kentucky. She holds the LPCC and LMHC credentials and brings ten years of experience supporting people facing anxiety, stress, depression, and major life changes. Erin aims to make the first step feel manageable and direct the conversation toward practical next steps.

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with acceptance-based ideas and attention to attachment patterns. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small changes that make daily life easier. Erin uses mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when people need tools to regulate strong emotions.

She frames therapy as a collaborative effort. People can expect clear goals, active skill practice, and regular check-ins about progress. Erin also pays attention to family background and patterns that show up in relationships and sense of self.

Erin offers several ways to connect, including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. She typically responds to messages during business days and schedules live sessions around her availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and the cost varies by location and therapist availability.

Early sessions focus on getting to know the person, clarifying goals, and building a plan. The work that follows mixes talking with concrete exercises to try between meetings. Erin encourages questions and feedback so the plan can shift as needs change.

Practical approaches for online care

Erin commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood. ACT helps people clarify values and take committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present, which can be useful for life changes and chronic stress.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at relationship patterns and how early connections shape present reactions. That approach can help people notice repeating patterns in relationships and try different, healthier ways of relating. Choosing the right approach is a team effort; the therapist will listen to goals and preferences and suggest methods to try, then adjust the plan as needed.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video works well for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow short check-ins, on-the-go skill reminders, and writing about feelings between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep steady momentum toward goals.