Erin Borden, LMFT

Erin Borden is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on practical, evidence-based work for stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and depression. She frames therapy as a partnership and helps people take small, actionable steps toward feeling more capable and balanced. Erin uses plain language and straightforward strategies so clients can use what they learn between sessions. With six years of professional experience in California, she brings steady support for people facing life changes and low motivation. She helps clients sort through overwhelming moments and find clearer priorities. Conversations often center on useful coping tactics, improving communication, and rebuilding confidence. Erin pays attention to caregiver stress and the specific strains that come from supporting others. She helps carers name the pressures they face and build simple routines to reduce burnout. She also addresses workplace stress and how it affects mood and family life. Sessions may include talking through patterns of control, handling panic or anxiety, and working on self-compassion. Erin gently challenges unhelpful thinking while offering concrete tools for day-to-day use. She encourages clients to try small experiments between sessions and then review what worked. Erin asks people to bring their goals and current struggles to the first meetings. She helps sharpen those goals into realistic steps. If you are a carer trying to balance responsibilities and your own needs, she can help you find clearer ways to cope and make changes.

How Erin uses practical approaches in online therapy

Erin works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-life changes and coping skills. One common approach helps people notice and shift unhelpful thinking patterns, which can reduce anxiety and low mood by changing how situations are interpreted. Another approach focuses on building small behavioral changes and routines to improve motivation, energy, and daily functioning, which can be especially useful for parenting challenges and caregiver stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Erin will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. She then suggests methods to try and adjusts the plan based on what feels most useful to the client, making decisions collaboratively.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also allow people to continue care while managing caregiving responsibilities or workplace demands. Licensed professionals, including therapists, can adapt techniques for remote sessions so clients can practice skills between meetings and review progress together.