Licensed clinical social worker recordCalifornia
Erin Hamer, LCSW
California
Licensed clinical social worker - relationships and life transitions
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in California
- LCSW, licence 69469
- NPI
- 1073790663
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
These details come from information Erin supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Relationship concerns
- Stress and anxiety
- CBT and solution-focused
About Erin
Erin Hamer is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) licensed in California with nine years of clinical experience. She works with people facing relationship and family concerns, stress and anxiety, depression, self-esteem struggles, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. She also supports those navigating intimacy-related issues, anger, career questions, and LGBT concerns.
Erin uses straightforward talk and practical steps in sessions. She draws on client-centered work to follow what matters most to each person. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and solution-focused methods to set short-term goals.
Her background includes social work degrees with a focus on health and mental health. That training and years in practice have included work with adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, and multicultural concerns. She is familiar with issues around prejudice and discrimination and with challenges many women and young adults bring to counseling.
Sessions often include goal-setting, skill practice, and reviewing what worked between meetings. Erin can incorporate Motivational Interviewing when someone needs help with making a change. Emotionally-Focused approaches are used when relationship patterns and emotional bonding are the focus.
She offers sessions in English and does not take international clients. The cost varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options button.
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How Erin uses therapy approaches in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what the person says matters most. The therapist reflects concerns, clarifies goals, and adapts pace so sessions concentrate on the client's priorities. This approach helps when someone needs support sorting feelings and deciding what to do next.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing clearer ways of responding. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and for people who want concrete skills to try between meetings.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy attends to how people connect and communicate in close relationships. It helps identify repeating interaction patterns and the emotions that drive them, which can be important for intimacy and relationship concerns.
Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try strategies in early sessions, and adjust based on what works. That collaborative process helps shape whether more CBT, emotionally-focused work, Motivational Interviewing, or solution-focused methods are emphasized.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up conversations between appointments when appropriate. Ask about the available session formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with relationship and family issues, stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and life changes. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, and multicultural concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She works in a practical, client-centered way that follows the person's priorities. Techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused work, Motivational Interviewing, and emotionally-focused methods are used as appropriate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of clinical experience as a social worker. Her training included a focus on health and mental health.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start sessions?
Use 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, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers