CHILD & FAMILY COUNSELING ◦ CONNECTICUT SHORELINE
Figuring out what helps.
Compassionate, practical counseling for children, teens, and families – so the hard stuff starts to feel more understandable, more manageable, and less all-consuming.
WHAT THIS IS FOR
Families often arrive after trying a lot already: reassurance, consequences, charts, pep talks, accommodations, waiting it out. The work here starts with making sense of the pattern – then building supports that can actually hold up in real life.
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
Not a stack of generic strategies. Not a therapy worksheet factory. A collaborative process for understanding what is happening and practicing what helps.
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STEP 01
Understand
We start by listening carefully - to you, to your child, and to the patterns showing up across daily life.
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STEP 02
Identify Patterns
Behavior and emotions do not come from nowhere. We look for what is driving the anxiety, conflict, avoidance, or overwhelm.
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STEP 03
Build Skills
We develop practical tools that fit real life - not idealized therapy life.
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STEP 04
Practice & Grow
Change happens through repetition and support. We try, adjust, and build on what works.
SPACE
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) informed intervention helps caregivers respond to childhood anxiety with steadiness, clarity, and less accommodation over time - without waiting for a child to be perfectly ready for therapy.
HI, I'M ERIN
Therapist, collaborator, and big believer in small steps.
I help children, teens, and families make sense of what is getting hard — and build practical ways forward. My style is warm, direct, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that families do better when they feel understood, not judged.
You do not have to figure it out alone.
Let’s start with a conversation and see what might help.
