About Erin
Erin Chu is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois who brings seven years of clinical experience to her practice. She approaches counseling through a multidimensional lens, considering emotional, cognitive, social, physical, and medical factors when working with people.
Background and approach
Erin often supports clients facing depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, trauma and abuse, body image concerns, grief, and the strain of toxic relationships, along with issues tied to perfectionism and people pleasing. With a background in geriatric care, she has developed skills working with chronic pain, illness, and the complex emotional needs that can accompany aging and caregiving.
Her approach is eclectic and tailored, drawing on techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based practices, and client-centered principles. Erin aims to create a relaxed, welcoming environment where individuals can share at their own pace and collaborate on practical strategies for coping with life changes and improving overall wellbeing.
Therapeutic Methods and Online Care that Fit Your Life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings rather than fighting them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing practical strategies to change behavior and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers specific skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for managing intense emotions and relationship challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Erin works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their goals, needs, and personal preferences. She adapts techniques from these models to create a tailored plan rather than applying a single method to every person.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility that can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life. These formats let licensed professionals and therapists maintain continuity of care when in-person sessions are impractical and offer different ways to engage depending on comfort level and communication style. Together these options aim to increase accessibility and support consistent progress toward therapy goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English