ABOUT

Hi, I’m Erin!

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I'm a licensed therapist based in Dallas, Texas, specializing in OCD, anxiety, and life transitions. I work primarily with college students and young adults who are deep in the messy middle of figuring themselves out.

I became a therapist because I know what it's like to live in a brain that doesn't quiet down. As somebody who lives with OCD, I have a personal understanding of what it’s like to endure the incessant thoughts, the worst case scenarios…to look up 30 minutes later and realize you’ve been ruminating on what it meant that your brain just had that thought.

My approach is warm and direct. I'll challenge you when I think it's useful, sit with you in allll the discomfort and uncertainty, and be your biggest cheerleader as we navigate the inevitable ups and downs! I am a firm believer that if I’m asking you to bring your whole self to session, I should too. I never want therapy to feel cold, stoic, or disconnected.

When I'm not in session, you'll find me in Lake Highlands with my Irish Setter, Rory, spending time at the lake with family and friends, or on Open Table or Resy trying to get a reservation at that new restaurant everyone’s raving about.

THE DETAILS

EDUCation, training, etc!

Arguably the most important part of my website. Here’s all the nitty gritty details! My education, my trainings, certifications, rates, etc.

Education

  • University of Texas at Austin, B.S. Kinesiology & Health, Minor in Educational Psychology

  • Texas Woman’s University, M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

  • Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council License #94387

Trainings & Certifications

  • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), July 2025

  • Exposure & Response Prevention Certification (CERP), currently working on

SERVICES & RATES

  • Individual Therapy: $175 for 50 minutes

  • virtual therapy available!

  • in person sessions in Dallas, TX

SPECIALTIES

What we work on together

Every person who walks in is navigating something specific. Here's where I have the deepest training and experience.

OCD

OCD is exhausting — the loops, the doubt, the rituals that promise relief but never quite deliver. Using evidence-based ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention), we work to break the cycle and build real tolerance for uncertainty, not just manage it.

Anxiety

Anxiety lies to you. It tells you the worst will happen, that you're not enough, that you need certainty before you can move. Therapy helps you build a different relationship with anxious thoughts — one where they don't have to run the show.

Life Transitions

Graduations, new cities, career changes, relationship shifts — transitions can feel like loss even when they're wanted. This is space to grieve what's ending, figure out who you're becoming, and move forward with some clarity.

THE APPROACH

How it works

01
We get curious
The first sessions are about getting to know you and your story. We talk about what's bringing you to therapy, what your goals are, and yes, probably your childhood.
02
We make a plan
I draw primarily on ERP, ACT, & IFS for anxiety and OCD. For all my clients, though, I don't believe in a "one-size-fits-all" approach, so I welcome feedback from clients on what does or doesn't feel right!.
03
We feel (and get uncomfy)
Whether it's OCD, anxiety, or life feeling like a lot, the instinct can be the same: avoid it, fix it, make it stop. My approach does the opposite. We learn to turn toward discomfort instead of away from it, because that's usually what actually makes it smaller.
04
We heal!
Therapy should feel challenging but not overwhelming. I always want you to feel safe. I can't always promise you'll feel comfortable! I am in this with you 100%.
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response."
— Viktor Frankl

Curious to learn more?

Very, very cautiously optimistic? We can work with that!

let's chat!