Erin Taylor

Erin Taylor is an independently licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois with 20 years of experience. She returned to Illinois after nearly a decade practicing in Arizona and has worked in both crisis settings and outpatient therapy. Erin offers steady, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and related concerns.

Her background includes crisis intervention, work in emergency rooms, psychiatric hospitals, and collaborations with probation and child welfare systems. She completed internships at a shelter serving women impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault and at a program focused on substance abuse and addiction. These roles shaped her comfort with urgent situations and longer-term counseling.

Erin’s style is warm and empathetic, with straightforward communication and a touch of humor when appropriate. She aims to create a respectful space where people feel heard and can work toward clear goals. Treatment plans are made together and tailored to each person’s situation.

Clinically, she draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. She uses these methods to help people manage symptoms, build skills, and navigate life changes.

People come to Erin for help with parenting strain, relationship and communication problems, addiction and recovery issues, abandonment and foster care concerns, mood disorders, and challenges connected to military or veteran experiences. She also supports those coping with infertility, divorce, or the aftermath of abuse.

How Erin’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Erin uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process past harms and reduce the ongoing impact of traumatic experiences. That approach focuses on gradual, steady steps to address painful memories and reactions. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the person’s own experience and priorities and emphasizes empathetic listening and collaboration. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another tool she uses to help identify unhelpful thinking and build practical skills for managing mood and anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Erin works together with each person to decide which methods fit best with their goals and preferences. That collaborative planning means the work can change as needs evolve over time.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time to sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt trauma-focused, client-centered, and CBT techniques to remote work so that therapy focuses on clear goals, skill practice, and steady progress.