01 · Who Erin works with

Erin works with stress, Anxiety, LGBT and self esteem

Erin lists 17 specialisms and 34 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Erin chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Erin's own words

What Erin says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

My name is Erin Murphy (she/they) and I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor-Supervisor (LPCC-S) in the Commonwealth of Kentucky providing trauma-informed, individualized, neurodivergent-, LGBTQ+, kink-, and ENM- affirming services to adult Kentuckians.

I received my Master's (MS. Ed.) and Education Specialist (Ed. S.) degrees in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kentucky. I also have a master's degree (M.A.) in Philosophy from the University of Kentucky.

I am currently certified as an ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist (ASDCS). I have previously been certified as both a Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) and Clinical Telemental Health Provider (CTMH).

While much of my recent continuing education has been focused on providing appropriate care for neurodivergent individuals, I work to provide mental health care for all individuals, regardless of their neurotype. This means providing counseling that is sensitive to each person's particular needs, strengths, and goals while increasing their awareness of the negative impacts of stigma and avoidance. Since you are the expert on yourself, my practice is non-directive (you guide what we talk about) and person-centered (non-judgmental and supportive). I consider myself an ACT provider, and, as such, I bring in techniques and concepts from many other evidence-based practices and work to tailor them to each person's unique strengths and goals.

I have experience working with individuals on a wide range of mental health issues (including anxiety, depression, stress/burnout, and trauma) and problems in living (interpersonal, work, and education related issues). I believe that combining psychoeducation and modified traditional therapy techniques help to normalize and validate people's experiences, as well as help them to achieve their particular goals.

I offer 45-minute sessions (phone, video, or chat) Monday through Friday. My first session of the day typically starts at 10:00 AM, and my last session starts at 6:00 PM. If you are interested in working with me, you can schedule a session through your dashboard. If you need a session that falls outside my typical schedule, please let me know. It is possible we can work something out.

Please message me, if you have any questions or concerns.

Erin Murphy, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Oct 2026

03 · How Erin works

The 10 approaches Erin lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Erin lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Erin's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Erin runs a session.

Acceptance and Commitment TherapyACT

Rather than trying to argue a painful thought away, ACT works on loosening its grip and getting on with what matters to you anyway. Sessions spend real time naming your values, then building action around them while difficult feelings are still present.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Reads present-day relationship difficulty through the lens of how safety and closeness were learned early on. The therapeutic relationship itself is treated as part of the work, because it is where the pattern tends to show up first.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

Internal Family SystemsIFS

Treats the mind as made up of parts - the critic, the one who withdraws, the one that keeps everything running - each of which is trying to protect you. The work is getting to know them rather than overruling them.

Also listed

• Existential Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Erin practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Erin's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Erin at this point.

2. Naming Erin specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Erin is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Erin.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Erin

Built from what Erin actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Erin's - Erin has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LPCC

Licensed in

Kentucky

Licence

KY LPCC 240550

Licence number

240550

Licence expires

31 Dec 2026

NPI

1396134987

Years in practice

10

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

9 Jun 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Erin's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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