Erin Spensley, LPC
Practical, collaborative support for life transitions
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- Goal focused
- Affirming approach
- Skills oriented
About Erin
Erin Spensley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin. She focuses on helping people facing anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and midlife transitions. Her work often includes support for trauma, grief, and people navigating identity and life changes.
Erin uses a collaborative style. She listens first, then helps clients set clear goals. Sessions emphasize practical tools for daily life and steady emotional progress. She creates an affirming space for LGBT clients and for people exploring personal growth.
Her approach draws on several therapy methods to match each person's needs. Erin helps clients understand attachment patterns, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and build coping skills for intense emotions. She also brings relationship-focused skills when communication or intimacy is a concern.
Over six years she has worked with concerns like stress, addictions, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and caregiver strain. Erin also addresses more specific areas such as abandonment, body image, blended family adjustments, and commitment worries. Her practice balances emotional exploration with concrete strategies.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation and tools to use between sessions. Erin supports people through career shifts, midlife reassessment, and the daily stressors that affect well-being. She aims to help people leave therapy with clearer direction and practical skills.
Erin uses a collaborative style. She listens first, then helps clients set clear goals. Sessions emphasize practical tools for daily life and steady emotional progress. She creates an affirming space for LGBT clients and for people exploring personal growth.
Her approach draws on several therapy methods to match each person's needs. Erin helps clients understand attachment patterns, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and build coping skills for intense emotions. She also brings relationship-focused skills when communication or intimacy is a concern.
Over six years she has worked with concerns like stress, addictions, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and caregiver strain. Erin also addresses more specific areas such as abandonment, body image, blended family adjustments, and commitment worries. Her practice balances emotional exploration with concrete strategies.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation and tools to use between sessions. Erin supports people through career shifts, midlife reassessment, and the daily stressors that affect well-being. She aims to help people leave therapy with clearer direction and practical skills.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
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 shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic 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
Credentials
Wisconsin
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional patterns. Erin uses it to help people notice repeated interaction styles and build more secure ways of relating.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own goals and experience. Sessions focus on listening, reflection, and supporting the client's personal pace for change.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and practical problems like sleep or stress management.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative step. Erin will talk with each person about goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. That process can include mixing approaches or shifting focus as progress is made.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can allow shorter check-ins when needed or regular sessions that slot into work breaks. Confirm which session formats are offered before booking so you know how your meetings will be scheduled.
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Erin help with?
She helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, and midlife changes among other issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens, sets goals with clients, and teaches skills to use between sessions.
What background and experience does she have?
Erin has six years of clinical experience working with concerns like trauma, ADHD, caregiver stress, and career or life transitions.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC licensed in Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered for appointments.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Erin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.