Erin Hightower
Compassionate, practical support for life's challenges
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Erin
Erin Hightower is a licensed clinical social worker who practices in Kentucky. She brings 11 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and difficulties with motivation and self-esteem. She aims to meet people where they are and offers straightforward, respectful care.
Her manner is compassionate and down-to-earth, which many find reassuring when they first reach out. Erin focuses on clear, practical conversations. She listens for what matters most and then tailors the plan to those priorities.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize skills you can use between meetings, like emotion management and communication techniques. She also addresses worries tied to trauma, relationship strain, and addictive behaviors. When clients struggle with shame, guilt, or isolation, Erin works with them to identify small, manageable steps forward.
She supports people working through grief, changes in life circumstances, and intimacy-related concerns. Eating and sleeping issues are approached with attention to routine and coping strategies. Erin accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
She offers multiple formats so people can choose what fits their life. The goal is steady progress, not quick fixes, and she helps shape goals that feel realistic and meaningful. Her approach centers on building trust and practical skills.
Erin will collaborate on what to try first and adjust as needed. Taking a step toward support is treated as a meaningful decision, and she aims to make the process as understandable as possible.
Approaches and online care that fit your life
Erin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and real-life changes. One common approach emphasizes building emotion regulation and coping skills to manage anxiety, stress, and mood symptoms. This helps people handle intense feelings and reduce daily disruption.Another approach centers on improving communication and problem-solving around relationship and interpersonal issues. That work breaks down difficult conversations into manageable steps and practices new ways of speaking and listening. For trauma-related concerns, Erin applies careful, paced strategies that prioritize safety and stability before working on painful memories.
Finding the right approach is part of the journey. She will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Therapy is collaborative and may change over time based on what is most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Those options make it easier to fit sessions into busy days and to continue work between meetings. For many people, remote formats reduce travel and scheduling barriers while still allowing focused, ongoing support from a licensed professional.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
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