- Guilt and shame
- Communication help
- Life purpose
About Erin
Erin Hoffman is an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults on career shifts and coping with life changes, and also helps people dealing with communication problems, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation. Sessions are conducted in English and she does not take international clients.
Erin uses a direct, down-to-earth style in sessions. She brings honesty and a sense of humor while helping clients notice unhelpful thought patterns. Work in the room often involves naming cognitive distortions and testing them against everyday experience. The aim is to help people make practical changes in thinking and behavior that affect daily life.
She often supports people struggling with life purpose, self-love, and relationship strain. That can mean practical planning around career choices or learning clearer ways to express needs. Erin also addresses concerns related to HIV / AIDS and offers support around gender-related issues for men and women.
Therapy with Erin focuses on short, clear steps rather than abstract theory. Conversations tend to include reflection, behavioral experiments, and homework to try between sessions. She believes small changes in what you think and do can shift how you feel.
To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and costs vary by location.
How Erin uses practical approaches in online sessions
Erin draws on straightforward, evidence-based methods. One common approach focuses on identifying cognitive distortions - the biased thoughts that keep guilt or shame alive. She helps clients spot those thoughts and test them with realistic experiments to see if they hold up in everyday life.Another approach centers on behavioral change. Small, planned actions are used to shift routines and test new ways of relating to others. This approach helps when guilt causes avoidance or when shame makes someone withdraw from relationships or goals.
Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. Erin collaborates with clients to figure out which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts strategies as progress and challenges emerge so the plan stays practical and focused.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a day, offer quicker check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits can help therapy slot into work days, caregiving routines, or busy schedules without promising a specific format.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of guilt or shame does she address?
She helps people working through guilt and shame tied to relationships, past choices, identity, or family expectations.
How does she approach guilt in sessions?
Erin names unhelpful thought patterns and uses evidence-based techniques to test and reframe those thoughts. Sessions mix conversation with practical exercises to try between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
She has five years of experience and holds the LISW credential, practicing in Ohio.
Where is she licensed and where does she practice?
Her professional credential is OH LISW and she practices in Ohio.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and costs vary with location.
What are the first steps to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.