Erin Spensley, LPC
Wisconsin · 6 years in practice
Erin Spensley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin.
License and registration
- LPC, Wisconsin
- 11942 - 125 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1184440711 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Erin
Erin Spensley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin. She brings six years of clinical experience to work with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. Erin aims to make therapy approachable and practical for those feeling overwhelmed.
Her work often focuses on trauma, grief, addiction, and life changes. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related issues. Erin creates an affirming environment for LGBTQ people and for parents seeking help with parenting and blended family concerns.
Background and approach
Erin blends Jungian ideas with attachment-based and client-centered methods to help clients better understand personal patterns. She uses cognitive behavioral strategies and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when helpful for emotion regulation and coping. Sessions emphasize concrete tools alongside deeper self-reflection.
In a typical session she listens first, then collaborates on goals and practical steps. She helps people build skills for managing anxiety, improve communication, and address self-esteem or body image concerns. Work can include exploring past wounds that keep showing up in current relationships.
Erin describes therapy as a partnership where the client’s pace guides the work. She supports people through career shifts, caregiving stress, and major life transitions. Her aim is to help people notice patterns, develop coping strategies, and move toward clearer choices.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Erin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Erin names
- Jungian Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches online and what they offer
Jungian-informed work looks at personal symbols, recurring dreams, and life stories to help people understand deeper patterns and meanings. This approach can be useful for those wanting to make sense of long-standing themes in relationships and identity.Attachment-based therapy focuses on how early connections shape present-day trust and closeness. It helps people notice how they react in relationships and learn different ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening without judgment and following the client's lead. It creates space to explore feelings and goals at a steady pace while the therapist supports the client's own direction for change.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels helpful, then adjust methods together so sessions fit the client's needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to share thoughts between sessions or check in quickly during a busy day. These options help people fit therapy into school, work, or caregiving schedules while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Erin address in therapy?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and grief, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and career concerns, ADHD, and related areas listed on the profile.
How would you describe Erin's therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and compassionate, combining reflective exploration with practical coping skills to help people manage emotions and improve relationships.
What is her professional background?
Erin has six years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for Erin?
She holds the LPC credential, which stands for licensed professional counselor, and she practices in Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Erin provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Erin?
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