Erin Dunham, LICSW

Erin Dunham is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience supporting people through emotional strain and life change. She works from Massachusetts and offers practical, down-to-earth help for common problems like anxiety, depression, and stress. Erin uses clear, goal-focused work to help people make small, lasting changes.

Erin often focuses on concerns tied to family life and parenting. She also helps with trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and issues related to adoption and foster care. People come to her for help with relationship challenges, self-esteem struggles, anger, and coping with chronic illness such as cancer.

Her practice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing alongside psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas. Sessions emphasize noticing patterns in thinking and behavior, trying out different coping strategies, and building skills that fit daily life. Conversations are collaborative and paced to each person's needs.

Erin pays attention to attachment and post-traumatic stress when those issues appear. She also supports people dealing with self-harm urges, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue from caregiving roles. Work with Erin aims to increase safety, emotional regulation, and a clearer sense of priorities.

Practical details are straightforward: sessions can happen by video or phone, and some short-message options are available. Fees vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To get started, a short questionnaire and scheduling step match people to her availability.

How Erin’s approaches work online

Erin commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to change mood and stress levels. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and problem-solving around daily routines. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional awareness, which can help with stress, anger, and grief.

Choosing the right way to work is a shared process. Erin will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Together they decide whether to emphasize skill-building, reflective exploration, or short-term solution work, and that plan can change as needs shift.

Online formats provide practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or people who prefer writing. These options make scheduling more flexible and can help therapy fit into a busy life.