Therapist profile
Erin Haentjens, LMFT
California
Licensed MFT - Codependency and trauma focus
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- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, California / 115872
- NPI
- 1245642214
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- Attachment-based work
- Somatic approaches
- DBT and mindfulness
About Erin
Erin Haentjens is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with eight years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, eating issues, parenting struggles, and challenges with self-esteem and career. She also lists codependency, attachment concerns, and ADHD among her focus areas. Erin practices in English and sees clients in California.
Erin uses a body-centered, movement-oriented approach alongside talk therapy. She helps people notice how stress and past hurts show up in the body. Sessions often include attention to sensations and movement alongside conversation about beliefs and relationships.
Her work draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centered interviewing. She uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and mindfulness tools for managing intense emotions and building steady routines. These methods are mixed practically to help people set limits, handle cravings or urges, and stay grounded when anxiety spikes.
Erin has a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with a somatic specialization and a Graduate Certificate in Exercise and Sport Performance. She has experience counseling children, adolescents, and adults in schools, group homes, foster care, and community settings. She has also co-facilitated women’s therapy groups and led life skills camps with at-risk youth.
She brings additional experience coaching athletes and supporting people recovering from injuries. That work includes helping clients reconnect with their bodies, rebuild confidence after setbacks, and navigate identity shifts when roles change.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape responses to closeness and loss. Online sessions can help people notice attachment reactions, practice new ways of relating, and rehearse boundary-setting between meetings.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and pace, using open listening and reflection. In remote sessions this means the therapist follows the client’s lead, checks in about what feels most useful, and adjusts the session flow to what the person needs that day.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions, distress tolerance, and improving communication. Teaching DBT skills by video or phone lets clients try techniques between sessions and bring questions back for troubleshooting.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, symptoms, and preferences and will recommend which methods to emphasize. This is a collaborative process that can shift as needs change.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since current options are not listed here. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy into daily life because they reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it easier to schedule around work or caregiving. Online work can also support practicing skills in real time and following up on progress between sessions.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and family challenges, eating issues, parenting concerns, self-esteem, career stress, and related areas like codependency and attachment problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach combines body-centered and movement-oriented psychotherapy with client-centered conversation. She also uses attachment-based ideas, DBT skills, and mindfulness tools to manage emotions and behavior.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience working in schools, group homes, foster care, community settings, and individual adult therapy.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and practices there.
Does she see clients in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Session cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.