Erin Mace , LPC

Erin Mace is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with twenty years of experience supporting people through complex emotional challenges. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma, grief, and difficulties in interpersonal relationships, offering steady guidance as they navigate painful or confusing moments.

Erin emphasizes a compassionate, collaborative therapeutic style that invites clients to explore their inner experience while developing practical strategies for growth. She prioritizes understanding each person’s unique history and strengths, helping them build self-love, strengthen communication skills, and work through emotions such as guilt, shame, and isolation.

Her work also includes focused support for young adults and those dealing with workplace strain or attachment concerns, as well as helping clients reconnect with a sense of purpose. Erin approaches therapy holistically, honoring individual resilience and partnering with clients to identify meaningful steps toward healing and transformation.

Approaches That Guide Online Care with Erin Mace

Erin draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to help clients understand how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and emotion; this approach can be useful for people struggling with trust, intimacy, or repeated relationship difficulties. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on providing empathic, nonjudgmental support so clients feel heard and valued while they explore their goals and make changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another key method Erin employs to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, mood, and daily stressors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Erin partners with clients to determine which combination of techniques best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process helps tailor care to each person's situation and pace.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging increase flexibility and access, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain consistency during life transitions, and connect with licensed professionals from wherever the client is located within the therapist's service area.