About
- Client-centered methods
- CBT techniques
- Emotion-focused work
About Erin
Erin Hamer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns along with self-esteem, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, and grief-related issues. Erin also addresses issues tied to trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, anger, career concerns, and depression. She works with people navigating adoption and foster care questions, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, multicultural concerns, and LGBT topics.
Erin trained at Clark Atlanta University, earning both a Bachelor and a Master of Social Work with a concentration in health and mental health. Her practical approach aims to make sessions straightforward and relatable. She uses direct conversation and listens for the practical steps someone can use between sessions.
In session, Erin combines client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral ideas and emotionally focused work. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to help people set goals and try small experiments. Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-oriented, with attention to feelings and behavior patterns.
People often come for help with family problems, infidelity, parenting strain, prejudice and discrimination, or questions about life purpose. Erin also supports those facing caregiver burdens, women’s issues, and young adult transitions. She works in English and does not take international clients.
To begin, she asks people to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session. Payment is through a cancellable subscription model that varies by location, so costs can differ depending on where someone lives.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Erin uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person's experience and priorities, helping someone feel heard and guiding the conversation around their concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and helps people try practical changes that reduce stress or improve mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and naming feelings, which can help people sort through relationship and intimacy struggles.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Erin will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods as therapy progresses. The process is collaborative and revisited over time so sessions match the client's needs.
Session formats are not listed here, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Video can support face-to-face conversation while phone calls can work when a quieter or lower-bandwidth option is required. These practical benefits help people continue therapy alongside work, caregiving, and daily life.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What relationship and family concerns does she address?
She works with people on relationship strain, family problems, infidelity, intimacy-related issues, and parenting stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and practical, combining listening with goal-focused steps and behavioral ideas to try between sessions.
How many years has she practiced?
She has nine years of clinical experience as an LCSW in California and holds a Master of Social Work from Clark Atlanta University.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a California LCSW and practices from California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.