Erin Spensley

Collaborative, skills-focused care for emotional challenges

LPC Wisconsin

Experience: 6 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Erin

Erin Spensley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and a wide range of other emotional and behavioral challenges.

Background and approach

Erin emphasizes an affirming, collaborative stance that aims to help clients build insight, practical coping skills, and greater emotional resilience. Her work draws on several evidence-informed modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), attachment-based approaches, client-centered methods, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and the Gottman Method when relationship work is relevant.

Erin attends to issues such as addictions, ADHD, self-esteem, parenting struggles, career stress, and the complexities of identity and intimacy with sensitivity and direct clinical focus. She tailors interventions to each person’s priorities while encouraging skill development and gradual change.

Clients who choose Erin can expect a warm, direct therapeutic presence that values clear goals, collaborative planning, and practical strategies alongside exploration of underlying patterns. She offers multiple session formats to fit different needs and schedules and supports people seeking recovery, growth, and improved day-to-day functioning.

Online approaches that blend skills and relational work

Erin integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and attachment-based methods into online work to address both day-to-day symptoms and underlying relational patterns. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is useful for concerns like anxiety, depression, and stress by building concrete coping skills and structured plans. Attachment-based therapy explores patterns of connection and emotional needs stemming from early relationships, helping clients understand how those patterns shape current relationships and improving emotional regulation and intimacy.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past, then tailor a plan that may combine skill-building, exploration of relational themes, and practical strategies to meet those goals together.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These formats allow clients to practice new skills between sessions and maintain continuity of care while fitting therapy into busy lives.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Erin address?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and career or life transitions.

What is the therapeutic style and approach used?

Erin uses a collaborative, compassionate style drawing on evidence-informed approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based methods, client-centered therapy, DBT, and the Gottman Method when appropriate.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of experience as a practicing clinician working with a variety of emotional and relational concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

Erin holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Wisconsin with the designation WI LPC 11942 - 125.

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

Services are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available for online work?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide several options for remote appointments.

How are fees and billing handled?

Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; services 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 a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shame ImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Wisconsin

Languages

English