Erin Haentjens, LMFT

Erin Haentjens is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who combines body-centered techniques with talk therapy. She helps people reconnect with their bodies and trust their own intuition to build more confidence and self-acceptance. Erin works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, eating issues, and life transitions.

Erin frames therapy around practical awareness. She encourages small, embodied practices that help callers notice what their bodies are telling them. That awareness is used alongside conversation to uncover strengths and internal resources. Sessions emphasize gentle exploration rather than pushing past limits.

Her background includes a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with a somatic focus and a graduate certificate in Exercise and Sport Performance. She has eight years of experience in clinical and community settings, including schools, group homes, and programs for at-risk youth. She has also worked with athletes and people recovering from injury.

Because of her athletic experience, Erin often supports people whose sense of self is tied to sport or physical ability. She helps clients rebuild resilience after injuries and cope with identity shifts. She also works with concerns like attachment, codependency, body image, chronic pain, and compassion fatigue.

Erin aims to give people space to move at their own pace while highlighting practical skills they can use between sessions. She centers the person’s lived experience, focusing on realistic steps toward better daily functioning and improved self-relationship.

How Erin’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Erin uses attachment-based work to help people see how early relationships shape current patterns and to build more secure ways of connecting. This approach can help with relationship concerns, abandonment feelings, and attachment wounds.

She also uses client-centered methods that keep the person's experience at the center of sessions. That means listening closely, reflecting what comes up, and following the client’s pace rather than imposing a set plan.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, is part of her toolbox for teaching concrete coping skills like emotional regulation and distress tolerance. These skills are helpful for managing intense emotions, anger, and impulsive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with the client to identify which methods fit best based on goals, needs, and preferences. Expect the plan to be adjusted as therapy unfolds rather than fixed from the start.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use different communication styles as they explore body awareness, coping skills, or identity shifts related to injury or athletic roles.