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ABOUT ERIN

You don’t have to figure it out alone.

I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia with over 10 years of experience helping people navigate major life transitions. I work virtually with women throughout Virginia who feel stuck, behind, or exhausted from comparing themselves to everyone else. This includes women navigating relationship anxiety, questioning their career path, or feeling like everyone else has it figured out except them.

If that "everyone else has it figured out" feeling sounds familiar, you're not alone. I specialize in timeline anxiety because I've worked with many women who felt like failures simply because their lives didn't match some invisible checklist. But "behind" is just a story we tell ourselves when we compare our messy middle to everyone else's highlight reel. Your path is valid exactly as it is.

Here's how we work together: we identify what's actually driving the comparison spiral (spoiler: it's usually not what you think), challenge the "should" thoughts keeping you stuck, and build confidence in making decisions based on YOUR values. I use cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused approaches, which means we focus on practical strategies, not just talking in circles.

You deserve a space where you can be honest about the mess and the uncertainty without judgment. If you're ready to stop feeling behind and start building confidence in your own path, I'd love to work with you.

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    • Master of Arts in Counseling
      Marymount University

    • Bachelor of Science in Psychology
      Virginia Tech

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  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
    Commonwealth of Virginia

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    • American Counseling Association (ACA)

    • Virginia Counselors Association (VCA)

    • Virginia Mental Health Counselors Association (VMHCA)

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