- Guilt and shame
- Cognitive-behavioral methods
- Christian-informed support
About Erin
Erin Plachko is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Colorado with seven years of experience. She works with relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. Additional areas she addresses include divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, and self-love.
Erin started her career in community mental health in the Denver area. She worked first with families and later supported adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Those roles shaped a practical approach to everyday struggles and crises.
Her work blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques such as cognitive-behavioral methods, solution-focused strategies, and motivational interviewing. She also includes Christian-informed perspectives for clients who find faith important to their healing. Sessions focus on talking through experiences, naming difficult feelings, and building manageable skills to move forward.
Erin aims to help people process hard emotions like guilt and shame without rushing them. She uses straightforward tools to reduce overwhelm and to clarify values and next steps. Conversations often include goal-setting and small, actionable changes that fit a client's life.
Outside of counseling, Erin spends time outdoors, cycles, gardens, reads, and travels. She is active in her church and enjoys family life as a sports mom, watching her children grow and take part in the activities they love.
Approaches and online work for guilt and shame
Erin describes her practice using evidence-based techniques that help with thinking patterns and practical change. Cognitive-behavioral methods focus on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts, which can reduce repetitive self-blame and shame. Solution-focused work narrows attention to small, achievable steps and immediate goals to make daily life feel more manageable.Motivational interviewing helps people explore mixed feelings about change and find personal reasons to try new behaviors. Together these methods give a mix of thought-focused work and short-term action planning that often fits well with feelings of guilt, grief, or low self-worth.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Erin will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to use based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She aims to adjust the mix over time so sessions stay relevant and useful.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or offer sessions without being on camera if that helps someone stay focused. Licensed professionals can use these practical formats to help clients build skills and process difficult emotions while fitting sessions into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with related to guilt and shame?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and depression, and also focuses on guilt and shame and forgiveness.
How would she approach feelings of persistent guilt?
She uses evidence-based techniques like cognitive-behavioral methods and motivational interviewing to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different responses.
What experience does she bring to difficult emotional work?
She has seven years of clinical experience, including work in community mental health with families and adults with severe and persistent mental illness.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Colorado and practices in that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.