Erin Hamer , LCSW

Erin Hamer is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in California with nine years of professional experience helping people navigate relationship struggles, family conflict, and major life transitions. She approaches her work with empathy and support, prioritizing a client-centered atmosphere that values honesty and understanding. Clients have noted that she comes across as nonjudgmental, relatable, and straightforward, which helps create a space for open conversation.

Her areas of focus include relationship and family issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, anger, career challenges, and depression. She also brings attention to specific concerns such as adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, control issues, infidelity, life purpose, multicultural and prejudice-related concerns, self-love, women's issues, and young adult transitions. Erin is experienced working with LGBTQ+ clients and with people seeking faith-informed support.

Erin draws on a range of clinical approaches - including client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused interventions, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies - to tailor care to each person’s needs. Her practice offers sessions via phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences. She is not currently accepting new clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Erin integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) into her online practice. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and empathy so clients feel heard and supported while exploring what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-focused therapy concentrates on understanding and reshaping emotional responses within relationships, making it useful for couples work and intimacy-related concerns.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative - Erin works with each person to decide which method or combination of methods best fits their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape a treatment plan that feels practical and meaningful.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity during transitions, and access licensed professionals without travel.