Erin Smith, LPCC, LPC

Erin Smith is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who practices in Kentucky. She brings nine years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, and relationship concerns. Erin focuses on building a strong connection first so clients feel heard and understood from the start.

She works in a warm and direct style. Sessions center on identifying practical skills and small steps that make daily life easier. Erin listens closely, highlights personal strengths, and helps people find tools that fit their routines and values.

Erin uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as one of her main approaches. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, client-centered methods, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to shape treatment for each person. The goal is to pick strategies that match what the client wants to change.

Treatment is collaborative. Erin encourages open talk about goals and which techniques feel helpful. She checks in about progress and adjusts the plan when needed so therapy stays relevant and doable.

People who choose Erin can expect straightforward guidance, steady support during setbacks, and practical habits to manage symptoms. She emphasizes strengths and coping skills clients already have and builds from there to help people move toward clearer goals and improved daily functioning.

How Erin’s approaches translate to online therapy

Erin commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them in everyday life to change behavior and mood. ACT helps people notice difficult feelings, choose values-based actions, and build habits that matter to them.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Erin works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. She checks in about what helps and adapts tools so they work in the ways people live their daily lives.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation and guided skills practice. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a busy schedule. Live chat and text sessions work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to attend regularly and to practice skills between sessions.