Erin Byrnes , LPC

Erin Byrnes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with two decades of experience supporting people through trauma recovery, grief, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and major life transitions. Licensed to practice in Virginia, Texas, Washington, and Oregon, she combines clinical training with a compassionate, practical approach to help clients clarify goals and build coping skills.

She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and emotions can be explored honestly and at the client’s pace. Erin emphasizes collaboration, helping individuals identify patterns, process difficult experiences, and take steps toward greater emotional balance and resilience. She recognizes that reaching out for help takes courage and meets that courage with steady support and encouragement.

Throughout her career she has worked with people facing relationship and family challenges, attachment and abandonment concerns, mood disorders, postpartum issues, ADHD-related difficulties, and problems related to guilt, shame, and life purpose. Erin frames therapy as an empowering process - she partners with each person to develop strategies that fit their life and values, encouraging sustainable change and renewed hope.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and connection

Erin Byrnes draws on evidence-informed approaches to guide online sessions in ways that are practical and relational. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape expectations and emotional responses; it helps people who struggle with closeness, abandonment fears, or repeated relationship patterns by exploring relational needs and strengthening secure connections.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and stress by teaching concrete skills to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and reshaping emotional responses within relationships. It can be helpful for couples and individuals seeking to improve communication, repair attachment wounds, and deepen emotional understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Erin collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, access care from different locations, and maintain continuity of treatment when schedules or circumstances change.