Key details
- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, California / 69762
- NPI1700156007
- Experience6 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Narrative work
About Erin
Erin Black is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship tensions, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, and anger. She also addresses life changes like divorce, adoption and foster care issues, and feelings of isolation.
Her style is straightforward and person-focused. Sessions involve listening first, then practical steps clients can try between meetings. She uses clear talk, skill practice, and reflective work to help people notice patterns and try different responses.
Erin draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person. Mindfulness strategies are offered to improve moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity.
Narrative and psychodynamic ideas appear when useful to trace how past stories shape present feelings. That can help with long-standing patterns in relationships or recurring anger. Solution-focused elements are used to set short-term, achievable goals.
Practical concerns like communication problems, parenting stress, and work frustration are addressed with concrete tools and short-term plans. Clients who are coping with adoption, separation, or parenting responsibilities can focus on manageable changes. Erin works in English and practices in California.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Erin often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients spot and change thought patterns that fuel anger and anxiety. CBT sessions focus on practical exercises, worksheets, and small behavior experiments that can be reviewed between meetings. Mindfulness therapy is also part of her work and teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase moment-to-moment awareness. Finding the right combination of methods is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to test approaches and adjust based on goals and preferences. Clients and therapist decide together whether to focus first on skills, story work, or exploring deeper relationship patterns. Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since the biography does not list specific session formats. Ask about the available online options when you schedule. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so work or parenting responsibilities are easier to manage.Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, and life transitions such as divorce or adoption challenges.
How would she approach anger or a short temper?
She uses practical strategies like cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to notice triggers, change unhelpful thoughts, and practice different responses.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with six years of clinical experience working in California settings.
Where is her practice based?
Her credential is CA LCSW and she practices in California.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start a session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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 unsafe, use the crisis numbers.