- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Erin
Erin Haentjens is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She uses an approach that brings attention to the body and personal experience while helping people face stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and life changes. Erin aims to help clients build trust in their own judgment and feel more connected to themselves.
She blends movement- and body-centered techniques with talk therapy to help people notice thoughts, feelings, and bodily signals.
Background and approach
That awareness is used to reduce shame, ease anxiety, and strengthen self-esteem. Sessions focus on practical steps clients can use between meetings. Erin has eight years of experience across clinical and community settings.
Her background includes counseling in schools, group homes, foster care, and running life skills programs for youth. She has also co-facilitated women’s therapy groups and offered individual work with adults. Her training includes a master’s degree in counseling psychology and a graduate certificate in exercise and sport performance, which informs work with athletes and people recovering from injuries.
Erin often supports those dealing with trauma, addiction, eating concerns, and relationship stress. Parents often find her conversational, grounded style useful for coping with parenting strain, behavior challenges, and communication problems. She helps caregivers focus on strengths, set realistic goals, and develop tools for calmer interactions at home.
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
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Erin lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Erin integrates attachment-based work and client-centered therapy into online care in ways that stay practical and grounded. Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape current reactions; it can help with parenting stress, relationship concerns, and feeling more supported with others. Client-centered therapy centers the client's experience and priorities, offering a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk and build plans that fit daily life.She also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, especially skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. DBT-style skills can be helpful for anxiety, anger, and coping with big life shifts. Deciding which approach to emphasize is collaborative; Erin will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and personal style rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and movement-informed work. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief reflections, check-ins between sessions, and timely coaching around parenting moments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to use tools when they are most needed.
Questions people ask about Erin
What concerns does Erin commonly address?
Erin works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, eating issues, parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, ADHD, anger, and life changes.
How would you describe Erin's therapeutic style?
Her style blends body-centered and movement-informed work with talk therapy. The approach helps people notice bodily signals and use that awareness to change unhelpful patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of experience in clinical and community settings, including school and group home work, life skills programs for youth, and individual psychotherapy for adults.
What credentials and location are listed for Erin?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Erin provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Erin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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