Trauma Therapy with Honesty, Warmth, and Real Connection

Erin offers trauma-focused EMDR therapy for adults who want to understand their past without staying defined by it.

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Helping Clients Face What Happened without Feeling Alone  

Erin Staniszeski, LCSW

Erin is a Certified EMDR Therapist and EMDR Consultant with extensive training and experience helping clients navigate trauma, anxiety, relationship challenges, and the long term effects of growing up with emotionally unavailable parents.

For over 20 years, Erin has dedicated herself to helping survivors heal from some of life’s most difficult experiences with specialized expertise in sexual assault, mass shootings, complex trauma, and post-traumatic stress. Her deep knowledge of trauma treatment is matched by a commitment to making therapy feel human, authentic, and grounded in real connection.

Known for her warm, direct, and authentic style, Erin creates a therapeutic environment where clients feel safe, understood, and empowered. She brings humor when it is helpful, honesty when it is needed, and a steady presence when things feel overwhelming. Erin believes healing happens within safe relationships and by addressing not only thoughts and emotions, but also the ways trauma and stress become stored within the nervous system.

Whether you’re carrying the impact of a single traumatic event or years of accumulated experiences, Erin offers a compassionate space to process what happened, reconnect with your strengths and move forward. She isn’t afraid of the hard things, and when you’re doing the work of healing, she’ll be right there with you - helping you make sense of your story and reminding you that you don’t have to do it alone.

Stella

Stella is a Mini Whoodle and therapy dog in training who helps make the office feel warm and approachable. Some clients appreciate her quiet company during sessions, while others prefer a dog-free space. Either way, Stella is happy to offer comfort or give clients room when needed. 

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What you can expect

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    A comfortable place to begin

    Many clients feel at ease with Erin quickly. Her style is warm and down-to-earth.

  • Silhouettes of a person and a small child walking on the beach at sunset or dusk, with a calm ocean, distant hills, and palm trees in the background.

    Support that does not avoid the hard parts

    Erin works with trauma every day. Clients can bring painful, complicated, or overwhelming experiences into the room without worrying that they are too much.

  • A silhouette of an adult and a child holding hands walking along the beach during sunset or sunrise, with the ocean waves and distant land visible.

    A balance of compassion and honesty

    Erin is caring, but she is also direct. She helps clients stay engaged in the work instead of circling the same pain without movement.

  • Silhouettes of a man and a child walking hand in hand on the beach at sunset or sunrise, with reflections visible on the wet sand and palm trees in the distance.

    EMDR therapy with a clear purpose

    For clients who have already spent years in talk therapy, EMDR can offer a different way to process trauma and reduce the impact it has on daily life.