About Erin
Erin is a registered Clinical Psychologist with over 18 years experience supporting children, young people and adults who present with a broad range of issues.
Erin has worked in a range of senior psychology roles across public specialist mental health services in Melbourne - Australia and New Zealand, as well as within the private sector.
Erin’s therapeutic style draws upon a range of psychological frameworks that promote self-awareness and the development of relational, emotional, behavioural and reflective thinking skills.
Erin endeavours to work with individuals to develop tailored goals that support change, improved daily functioning and connection with self and others. Her intention is to hold a safe space and walk alongside individuals as they engage in their own healing, growth and expansion.
Erin is also passionate about providing clinical supervision services to other clinicians and practitioners. She has engaged in extended training in this area and is a Psychology Board-Approved Clinical Supervisor with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Association (AHPRA).
Erin is trained and accredited in Evidence-Based Emotional Freedom Techniques (EB-EFT), also known as Clinical EFT.
One of her main interest areas is incorporating clinical EFT within her clinical psychology treatment plans with clients. Erin has found clinical EFT to be a great bridge between talking-based therapies and somatic-based techniques that support the movement of trauma and emotion through the body.
Clinical EFT (often referred to as ‘tapping’) is a brief self-applied stress reduction technique using elements of exposure and cognitive therapy, with physical stimulation of acupuncture points. When an individual’s physiological stress response reduces and they feel safer within themselves and in their surrounds, it is often possible to think more clearly and make steady progress on a range of presenting issues.
Erin acknowledges the effectiveness of therapeutic approaches that incorporate breathwork, meditation, mindfulness and somatic-based techniques. These somatic-based components are often effective in calming conditioned nervous system responses that can have origins in past trauma and challenging life experiences.
Erin practices as a certified Himalayan Breathwork and Kriya facilitator.
Erin has trained under Master Teachers from The Sattva Life, which is affiliated with Sattva Yoga Academy, Rishikesh, India.
Derived from ancient kundalini and tantric traditions of the Himalayas, this practice combines a diverse range of breathing techniques, visualisation, focused awareness, body movements, mantras and mudras that aim to activate vital energy, release stress and emotion from the body and nervous system – supporting personal healing and growth.
Erin is a certified Sound of Being™ group facilitator and individual practitioner.
Sound of Being is a modality developed by Sound Healing Australia and is recognised by the International Institute for Complimentary Therapists. It combines meditation, breathwork and sound healing, using the organic world of sound and vibration to support inner contemplation and returning to a state of emotional, physical and energetic balance.
Erin offers clients access to a unique combination of holistic services tailored to best suit their individual needs. Her vision is to contribute to a thriving, collaborative community that fosters holistic health and wellbeing.
Erin provides both online and in-person consultations from the Merkaba Studio in Cheltenham.
