- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Iowa
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Erin
Erin Forbes is a licensed independent social worker who brings eleven years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, trauma, and family-related struggles. Erin speaks in plain terms and aims to make starting therapy feel manageable for a worried parent.
She centers sessions on what each person already knows about their life and builds on strengths. Conversations are direct and goal-oriented, with attention to emotion and everyday routines that affect wellbeing.
Background and approach
Parents often come to her wanting help with sleep, anger, or routines that feel out of control, and she works to create steps that fit real-life schedules. Erin has supported people facing grief, relationship strain, identity questions, and addiction challenges. She also addresses mood disorders, obsessive and compulsive behaviors, and the effects of past trauma.
Attachment patterns, blended family dynamics, and family-of-origin issues are frequent topics in her work. Her style is practical and collaborative. She helps people notice what is getting in the way and then tries small experiments to change those patterns.
Sessions can include talking through difficult feelings, practicing new ways to communicate, and problem-solving daily challenges. Based in Iowa, Erin works in English and uses formats that fit busy lives. She encourages small first steps and helps people set realistic goals they can track between sessions.
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
Evidence-based approaches for online parenting support
Erin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach she employs emphasizes building on strengths and creating small experiments to shift daily patterns, which helps with stress, anxiety, and parenting routines. Another approach concentrates on processing the effects of past trauma and reducing symptoms tied to post-traumatic stress, obsessions, or mood disorders by working through memories and reactions in a paced way.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Erin treats selection of methods as collaborative and will help clients decide what fits best based on their goals, daily realities, and comfort level. She adjusts strategies over time when something isn’t working or when new issues arise.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy parents. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging make brief check-ins and between-session support easier without needing to schedule a full call. These options help make consistent care more manageable alongside family responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Erin
What kinds of concerns does Erin help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, grief, addiction concerns, depression, and ADHD among other issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and collaborative, focusing on strengths, small experiments, and concrete steps to change unhelpful patterns.
What is her experience background?
She has eleven years of professional experience supporting people with family conflict, mood concerns, trauma, and behavior patterns like obsessions and compulsions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LISW credential and is licensed in Iowa.
Which languages and regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Erin offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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