Erin Welsh, LCPC

Erin Welsh is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Maryland. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, and midlife transitions. Erin draws on 15 years of experience to meet each person where they are and to set practical goals together.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Erin works with clients to identify strengths, set meaningful goals, and take concrete steps toward change. She uses clear techniques to reduce negative self-talk and build self-esteem, and she adapts methods to fit each person’s life.

Erin has experience helping children, adolescents, adults, and caregivers. With younger clients she often includes parents and sometimes siblings so the household can support growth and healing. She also supports people navigating addiction concerns, grief, career stress, sleep and eating problems, and compassion fatigue.

Therapy with Erin often includes cognitive-behavioral strategies and a mix of other methods. She uses multisensory and tactile activities with younger clients when helpful. Erin emphasizes practical skills and steady progress rather than one-size-fits-all solutions.

For online work she offers messaging and live messaging, and she sometimes schedules phone sessions. Clients who want to begin can complete a short matching questionnaire and book time based on the therapist’s schedule. Erin communicates Monday through Friday to check in and coordinate care.

How therapy approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify personal values and take actions that match those values even when feelings are difficult. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. It is practical and often includes homework between contacts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit goals and daily routines, and can adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay relevant and useful.

Erin provides messaging and live messaging, and she sometimes offers phone sessions; confirm the exact options before booking. Online contact can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time from appointments. Messaging can work well for ongoing support and brief skill practice, while phone check-ins may suit a quick progress review or when making time during a break from work.