About me

Hi there! My name is Erin Lae, and I am a California licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as a Massachusetts licensed Mental Health Counselor. I have over fifteen years of counseling experience focused on relationships, which helps me to be confident and flexible in offering different approaches to best suit your needs. As a military spouse, I have had the opportunity to practice in different communities all over the country and gain expertise in a variety of areas that tend to affect couples including, addiction, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Many couples tell me that communication is their number one issue and I have a great deal of experience exploring and repairing communication patterns in a relationship to restore balance and harmony. Typically, I use a combination of motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), but I am also very comfortable with dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), solution focused brief therapy (SFBT) and client-centered therapy. I use elements of all of these approaches to tailor my approach to meet the specific needs and goals of each client.

I like to view myself as my client's “Google Maps”. I won't tell you where to go, but I can help you choose a destination and outline some steps to get there. I will be there along the way, gently guiding you back on course when needed. Regardless of what methods I am using, I always bring a straightforward and caring approach and use my sense of humor to help make the overall counseling experience a positive one. I believe that creating a space where you feel comfortable sharing your truth is a cornerstone to creating lasting change and success. As a result, I will work hard to foster and maintain this kind of environment throughout the process. Let’s see what we can accomplish together!


Specialties

  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Addictions
  • Relationships
  • Family conflicts
  • Parenting issues
Also experienced in:
LGBT , Trauma and abuse , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Sleeping disorders , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Depression , Coping with life changes , Compassion fatigue , Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

Years of Experience: 15

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Phone

  • Video

Licensing

CA LMFT 52711

MA LMHC 8459


Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Erin Lae. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Regain might be different.

Written on Mar 13, 2022 after therapy with Erin for 2 years and 1 month on issues concerning relationship

We love Erin!

Written on Jul 23, 2020 after therapy with Erin for 2 months on issues concerning relationship

Erin has helped us IMMENSELY in our relationship. She is fair, patient and we just love her. Wish we would have found her years ago!

Written on Jun 02, 2020 after therapy with Erin for 3 months on issues concerning relationship

Erin has been an absolutely fantastic therapist. We were interested in Regain at first because of the reasonable pricing, flexibility, and ease with with we could meet virtually. As COVID19 unfolded, Regain became all the more needed, valuable, and accessible. Erin in particular has been an incredible match for us. She is able to 'read the room' even from across the screen, check in with us as a couple and as individuals, and skillfully navigates our heated arguments. I honestly think my partner and I are more able to connect and listen to each other because Erin is there to validate each of us and help us each tune in to the other person. Key issues in our relationship have already been successfully tackled, making us feel more empowered as a couple. We would not trade Erin for anything--and never realized the power of tele-therapy until now! We've just signed onto a year of therapy with Erin, and I know we will look back and wonder how we would have ever gotten by without her! Thanks for everything, Erin!

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