- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Erin
Erin Taylor is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois with 20 years of experience. She returned to Illinois after nearly a decade practicing in Arizona and brings a mix of crisis and outpatient work to her practice. Erin speaks plainly and aims to make sessions feel calm and approachable for busy parents.
Her background includes crisis intervention, work with shelters, substance abuse internships, and collaboration with schools, hospitals, and probation services.
Background and approach
She has supported people facing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, and parenting challenges. Erin also has experience with adoption and foster care issues and caregiver stress. Erin’s manner is warm and empathetic with a bit of humor when appropriate.
She centers conversations on respect and sensitivity and adapts to varied cultural and spiritual backgrounds. Sessions are collaborative and practical, focusing on what will help in daily life. In session she uses clear tools from cognitive behavioral approaches, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work.
Erin helps people spot unhelpful thinking, practice calm breathing and grounding, and set small, achievable goals. She explains skills in plain language so parents can try them between meetings. Erin treats parenting concerns as a common thread through many issues.
She supports parents dealing with stress, communication problems, grief, anger, and the ripple effects of trauma or addiction. Her goal is to help people find manageable steps forward and lasting skills they can use after therapy ends.
What Erin works with
Everything Erin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Erin helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Erin lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused 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.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's point of view and building goals together. It helps when a parent needs a nonjudgmental place to talk through feelings and make decisions. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. That makes it useful for anxiety, low mood, anger, and many parenting challenges. Mindfulness therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices that reduce stress and improve emotional regulation during heated moments.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they can try different techniques and adjust the plan as needed so sessions match real-life needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy parents. Video calls let people speak face to face when discussion or demonstrations are helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, reminders, or practicing skills between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, school schedule or caregiving routine while using the approaches described above.
Questions people ask about Erin
What issues does Erin commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting concerns, self-esteem and related life changes.
How would you describe the therapy style and approach?
Her style is warm, empathetic and practical. She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness and solution-focused steps.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience including crisis intervention, internships at a domestic violence shelter and substance abuse work, and outpatient practice in Arizona and Illinois.
Where is Erin licensed and based?
She holds an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor credential listed as LCPC and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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