- Strengths focused
- Practical steps
- Workplace wellbeing
About Erin
Erin Borden is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She brings six years of professional experience helping people who are navigating stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, and depression. Her style is straightforward and supportive, focused on practical steps that fit daily life.
Erin centers sessions on each person's strengths and story. She treats clients as the expert on their own life and helps them find tools that feel useful and realistic. She encourages small, steady changes that add up to better coping and clearer direction.
Her work covers life transitions and common workplace pressures as well as emotional concerns like emptiness, impulsivity, and panic attacks. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, communication problems, and questions about life purpose. Sessions can address self-love, forgiveness, and issues that often affect women in particular.
Erin blends practical problem-solving with warm, present listening. She helps clients set simple goals, try new behaviors, and notice what shifts. Progress is tracked in everyday terms so it’s easier to see what’s working.
To begin, she asks people to reflect on what matters most to them and what feels most urgent. That starting point guides short-term priorities and longer-term plans. Erin aims to make therapy a down-to-earth part of improving work and wellbeing and daily functioning.
How evidence-based techniques guide online work and wellbeing
The biography notes use of evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Two common evidence-based approaches are practical problem-solving and skills-based coaching. Practical problem-solving focuses on identifying specific problems, brainstorming options, and trying small experiments to see what helps with stress, work issues, or parenting challenges. Skills-based coaching teaches concrete skills like grounding for panic, communication strategies, and routines that improve mood and self-esteem.Another helpful approach emphasizes strengths and values. This method asks what matters most to the person, builds on existing strengths, and turns values into day-to-day goals. It can support people facing life transitions, caregiver strain, or questions about purpose by making change feel manageable and meaningful.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, try methods that suit those needs, and adjust over time based on what helps. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques to emphasize and when to shift strategy.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time around work or caregiving responsibilities. Discuss practical details with the therapist when you schedule so sessions fit your day-to-day life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
6+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like panic attacks and workplace problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and supportive. She emphasizes client strengths, clear goals, and small steps that fit into everyday life.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of professional experience working with emotional and life-change concerns in clinical settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LMFT credential and is licensed in California.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.