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Erin Dunham

Compassionate, evidence-informed care for change

LICSW Massachusetts

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
Languages
English
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About Erin

Erin Dunham is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and complex responses to trauma and family challenges.

Background and approach

Erin blends practical, evidence-informed techniques with an emphasis on understanding how past experiences and relationships shape present-day patterns. Her work often addresses struggles such as addiction, grief, eating concerns, anger, and low self-esteem, and she maintains particular attention to issues like attachment, adoption and foster care, and post-traumatic stress.

Erin integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside mindfulness and solution-oriented strategies to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and build concrete coping skills. Clients can expect a collaborative, respectful approach that balances immediate problem solving with deeper exploration of personal history and motivation.

She also incorporates motivational interviewing and psychodynamic perspectives when useful to support change, strengthen resilience, and clarify goals. Erin offers multiple online session formats to meet diverse needs and schedules.

Practical Therapies and Online Access

Erin most often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online work. CBT helps people identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression, while mindfulness techniques teach present-moment awareness and stress management skills that can ease reactivity and improve emotional regulation.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to explore readiness for change and to strengthen personal motivation when people face ambivalence about behaviors such as substance use or lifestyle shifts. Each approach is presented in straightforward, skills-focused terms so clients can try strategies between sessions and track what helps.

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative process; the therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences together and adapt methods over time. That partnership guides whether the work emphasizes skill-building, deeper exploration of personal history, or a mix of both.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives and to maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are difficult.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Erin commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue, along with related areas like adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and post-traumatic stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?
Her practice blends evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness, motivational interviewing, psychodynamic, and solution-focused elements in a collaborative and compassionate manner.
What is her professional background?
Erin brings 15 years of clinical experience working with people facing complex emotional and interpersonal challenges, drawing on extensive clinical training to support resilience and growth.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is licensed as an LICSW with credential details MA LICSW LICSW116941 and practices in Massachusetts.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
Clients may choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit their schedules and communication preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesCancerFamily problemsPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Massachusetts

Languages

English