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Erin Taylor, LCPC

Compassionate counselor for anxiety and life stress

20 years in practice · based in Illinois · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Erin

Erin Taylor is an Illinois-licensed clinical professional counselor with 20 years of experience. She returned to Illinois after nearly a decade practicing in Arizona and has worked across crisis settings and outpatient therapy. Erin focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, grief, depression, and life changes.

Her background includes crisis intervention, work with emergency responders, and counseling in hospitals and shelters. She completed internships supporting survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and people facing substance use challenges.

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Background and approach

That mix gives her a direct familiarity with trauma, abandonment, and addiction issues. Erin’s style is warm, empathetic, and straightforward. She brings a little humor when it fits and treats people with respect and sensitivity.

Sessions are collaborative - she listens first and then helps choose practical tools that fit each person’s life. She uses several approaches to help people make changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to notice patterns and try new ways of thinking and acting.

Mindfulness techniques help slow down stress and build calm. Solution-focused work keeps sessions practical and goal-oriented. Erin has experience working with a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, communication problems, mood disorders, infertility stress, and issues related to the veteran and armed forces community.

She helps people develop coping skills they can use outside sessions. People can expect a personalized plan that fits their goals and pace. Erin values genuine connection and focuses on skills that support growth and stability over time.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship so people feel heard and can set their own goals. This approach helps when someone needs support to sort feelings and decide what matters most to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and many day-to-day struggles because it gives clear skills to practice between sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to notice the present moment and reduce reactivity to stress. These techniques can help with worry, trauma reactions, and improving emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals, test methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Decisions about techniques and pace are made collaboratively so the work fits your needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are good for a face-to-face feel and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send updates, ask brief questions, or check in between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity when schedules or locations change.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Erin commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, depression, addictions, LGBT concerns, parenting strain, anger, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm, empathetic, and straightforward with some humor when appropriate. Sessions focus on listening, practical skills, and collaboration on a personalized plan.
What is her professional background?
Erin has 20 years of experience spanning crisis intervention and outpatient therapy, with internships in domestic violence and substance abuse settings and work alongside hospitals and emergency services.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an IL LCPC, a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois, and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Erin offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

What this therapist works with

Experience
20 years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English

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