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Erin Lee, LCSW
Illinois
LCSW - Anxiety and Family Concerns
See online therapy options- CBT informed methods
- Mindfulness certification
- Fast track option
About Erin
Erin Lee is an Illinois LCSW with 20 years of practice helping people manage anxiety, depression, family conflict, parenting challenges, ADHD, and grief. She trained at the University of Illinois at Chicago and holds a Master's in Social Work. Erin also has an additional certification in mindfulness.
Her work is practical and structured. She uses solution-focused methods alongside dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and mindfulness exercises. Sessions break concerns into manageable steps and emphasize small, doable changes.
Erin often teaches simple skills people can use between sessions. That includes short mindfulness practices and behavioral strategies to interrupt unhelpful habits. She encourages concrete self-care routines that fit into a busy day.
During the summer she offers a fast-track option designed for quick relief. That plan suggests six meetings over three weeks with a specific goal and a psychoeducational focus on skills to try right away. She also uses LiveChat as one way some clients prefer to connect.
For people looking for longer term, ongoing therapy, Erin notes that the fast-track option may not be the right fit. She discusses options with each person and helps choose whether short-term skills work or a lengthier plan makes more sense.
How Erin uses CBT, ACT and DBT online
CBT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test them with small behavioral experiments. It focuses on practical steps like changing daily routines, testing beliefs, and tracking progress to reduce anxiety or low mood.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches noticing inner experience and choosing actions that align with values. It is often used for stress, chronic worry, and adjusting to life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication when relationships or anger are a concern.
Erin treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with the person about goals, try strategies, and adjust methods based on what helps. That way sessions focus on the most useful tools rather than a single fixed method.
The biography notes LiveChat as one format she uses; confirm current session options before booking to know what is available now. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, allow brief check-ins when needed, and support skill practice between sessions without travel. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver the same practical, skills-based work they use in person.
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Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, family conflict, parenting issues, ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, anger, career stress, bipolar mood challenges, and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is solution-focused and skills based, using DBT, ACT, mindfulness, and CBT-informed tools to teach practical strategies people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has worked as a therapist in Illinois for 20 years and holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an Illinois LCSW and practices in Illinois.
What languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
Which session formats does she offer?
The biography mentions LiveChat as an option; confirm current session formats before booking to learn about other ways to meet.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session.
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