Erin Hamer

Compassionate, practical support for relationship and life challenges

LCSW California

Experience: 9 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Family, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Erin

Erin Hamer is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in California who focuses on relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and questions about intimacy and identity.

Background and approach

She combines practical guidance with empathic support to help clients navigate life transitions, career challenges, grief related to caregiving, and issues linked to adoption, foster care, chronic illness, and discrimination. Her background includes work with people facing infidelity, control struggles, and the search for life purpose, along with attention to multicultural and women’s concerns.

Erin brings nine years of clinical experience and a client-centered stance that emphasizes listening and honoring each person’s lived experience. She uses a mix of evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused strategies, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused tools to tailor sessions to individual needs.

Sessions are offered via video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences. Erin aims to create a nonjudgmental, relatable space where practical skills and personal growth proceed at the client’s pace.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Erin commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy in her online practice. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical skills to change patterns that contribute to stress, anxiety, or depression; it tends to be useful for problem-focused goals and coping strategies. Emotionally-Focused Therapy emphasizes understanding and reshaping emotional responses in relationships, helping clients and partners notice attachment needs and build more stable connections.

Choosing the most helpful approach is a collaborative process. Erin uses an initial assessment and ongoing conversations to tailor techniques to a person’s concerns, goals, and communication preferences, adapting methods as therapy progresses so clients get approaches that fit their situation.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, support continuity during life transitions, and allow clients to select the communication style that feels most comfortable for them.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Erin address?

She supports people with relationship and family issues, self-esteem, stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, intimacy-related problems, anger, career and depression, and related topics such as adoption, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and multicultural concerns.

How would you describe Erin’s therapeutic approach?

Her style is empathetic and client-centered, integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused approaches, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused techniques to fit each person’s goals and preferences.

What is her professional background?

Erin has nine years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker and has worked across a variety of settings with clients facing diverse life challenges.

Where is Erin licensed and practicing?

She is a licensed clinical social worker in California, holding the credential CA LCSW 69469.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what suits them best.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteem Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoaching

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityControl issuesFamily problemsInfidelityLife purposeMulticultural concernsPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English