Erin Mercer, LPC

Erin Mercer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings warmth and a practical, down-to-earth style to her work. She holds an MA in Counseling from Wayne State University, which is a master of arts degree focused on counseling, and a school counseling certification in Michigan that qualifies her to work with students in educational settings. Erin originally began her career as a teacher and found her strengths in supporting students and families through social and emotional challenges, which led her to pursue counseling as a career.

Erin creates a welcoming atmosphere where clients are encouraged to share openly. She emphasizes a person-centered approach, offering genuine feedback and unconditional support so individuals can develop greater self-awareness and personal growth. Depending on a client’s goals, she integrates techniques from a range of therapeutic theories, often suggesting practical activities such as journaling, role-playing difficult conversations, or small between-session exercises to try out new skills.

Her experience covers relationships with family, friends, and partners, parenting concerns, self-esteem and intimacy-related issues, coping with life changes, sleep difficulties, and symptoms of depression. Erin aims to make the counseling process comfortable and collaborative, helping each person discover what works best for them as they move toward their goals.

Practical Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Erin combines a person-centered approach with practical skill-building techniques to support clients in online settings. Person-centered work focuses on listening without judgment and responding with honesty and warmth, helping people increase self-awareness and trust in their own decision making. Skill-based techniques often include brief exercises such as guided journaling, role-playing upcoming conversations, and small between-session tasks that encourage practice of new behaviors and coping strategies.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Erin partners with each client to identify goals and preferences, then adjusts methods to fit the individual. This collaborative stance helps ensure therapy feels relevant and manageable, whether someone is addressing relationship challenges, parenting concerns, mood changes, or life transitions.

Online therapy offers flexibility by allowing sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into a busy schedule. These options support consistent engagement, allow work to continue from different locations, and make it possible to use brief check-ins and in-the-moment practice between longer sessions with licensed professionals and therapists.