Erin Spensley, LPC

Erin Spensley is a Licensed Professional Counselor who practices in Wisconsin. She has six years of experience helping people facing anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, and other life changes. Erin aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for folks who feel stuck or overwhelmed.

She creates a warm, affirming space, especially for LGBT clients and people dealing with trauma or transitions. Erin listens closely and tries to match practical tools to each person's needs. Sessions focus on clear steps clients can use between appointments.

Erin uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with attachment-based and client-centered ideas to guide her work. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, understand relationship patterns, and build on their strengths. She also draws from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and the Gottman Method where those approaches fit.

Typical concerns she addresses include stress, addiction, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, self-esteem, and intimacy issues. She also helps with parenting stress, career worries, compassion fatigue, and coping with illness or aging. Erin tailors sessions to the practical challenges a person brings.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She will talk through goals, offer simple coping skills, and practice communication strategies in session. People who want clear tools and steady support tend to find this approach useful.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Erin commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and stress by breaking issues into manageable steps.

She also works from an attachment-based perspective to look at how past relationship patterns affect current connections. That approach helps when people want to understand intimacy issues, communication problems, or attachment-related fears.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Erin will listen to your goals and preferences and then blend methods that match what you need. The plan evolves as progress happens and as new problems come up.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone calls can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching between sessions, or moments when typing feels easier than speaking.

These options are meant to make therapy more flexible and accessible so people can fit support into work, caregiving, or busy days.