Erin Forbes
Compassionate, practical therapy for families and life changes
- Credentials
- LISW
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed in
- Iowa
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Erin
Erin Forbes is a licensed independent social worker who draws on evidence-based methods to help families and individuals facing stress and life transitions. She holds the LISW credential and practices in Iowa. Erin focuses on practical steps that can be used between sessions to reduce stress and improve daily functioning.
She works with people dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction-related concerns. Parenting and family issues are a main focus, including blended family dynamics and communication problems.
Background and approach
She also addresses trauma and abuse, attachment concerns, and intimacy-related struggles. Erin approaches therapy as a collaborative effort. She believes clients know their stories and brings tools to help them meet their goals.
Expect clear, tangible strategies alongside time to talk through difficult feelings. Her experience includes supporting people with obsessive-compulsive issues, post-traumatic stress, mood disorders, and challenges with self-esteem and self-love. She also helps with sleep problems, anger, and career-related stress.
Sessions aim to identify small changes that make daily life easier. Erin offers a respectful, down-to-earth style and focuses on what can be done now to improve relationships and coping. The work is paced to each person’s needs and priorities.
Practical therapy approaches and online access
Erin uses evidence-based techniques that translate well to online formats. One common approach focuses on skill-building for anxiety and mood management. This involves teaching breathing and grounding skills, activity planning, and step-by-step ways to test unhelpful thoughts. It is useful for stress, worry, low mood, and sleep problems.Another strand of her work targets family and relationship patterns. This includes improving communication, setting boundaries, and addressing blended family dynamics. These conversations help people make concrete changes at home and reduce repeated conflicts.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist reviews your concerns, goals, and preferences and adapts methods over time. Together they decide which techniques fit best and adjust them if needed.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. These options make it easier to connect from home, coordinate around parenting or work, and follow up between sessions. Flexible formats help keep momentum while working toward practical improvements.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Iowa
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to Erin
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- Nothing to set up just to look
- Stop at any point