- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Life purpose focus
About Erin
Erin Damato is a Connecticut Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 10 years of professional experience. She focuses on issues like stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, self-esteem, and motivation. Erin also addresses life purpose concerns and relationship or parenting strains that follow changes in work, health, or family roles.
Erin works from the view that a person knows their own story best. She identifies strengths people already have and uses them to address current problems. In sessions she talks through practical steps for motivation, coping, and managing mood changes. She also supports people facing substance use challenges and the ripple effects those create in relationships.
Her background includes clinical social work practice in Connecticut over the past decade. That experience has involved helping people with trauma, grief, anger, and attachment concerns. She brings experience with mood disorders including bipolar and panic symptoms, and with postpartum depression following childbirth.
Erin often focuses on concrete skills - communication strategies, managing stress, and building self-esteem. She helps people develop plans for career shifts or for adjusting after major life events. For people feeling directionless, she explores what matters now and what small steps are possible next.
To begin, readers are asked to complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The site's subscription system is used for sessions and can be canceled at any time. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Erin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address problems like anxiety, mood issues, and addiction. One common approach she uses focuses on building concrete coping skills for stress and panic symptoms - this involves learning breathing and grounding strategies, planning short-term behavior changes, and practicing those steps between sessions. Another frequent focus is skills for improving communication and handling relationship strain - this includes role-play, rehearsal of new responses, and stepwise plans to reduce conflict.Choosing the right method is part of the work together. Erin will discuss different approaches and help decide what fits the person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can shift as progress is tracked over time.
Confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life - they can cut out travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a busy day, and reduce the need to arrange childcare. Talk with Erin after completing the matching questionnaire to confirm how sessions are scheduled and what format will best fit practical needs.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, self-esteem, relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, trauma, and life purpose questions.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
She emphasizes practical steps and strengths people already have, using conversation to identify goals and small, achievable actions.
What is her professional background?
She has 10 years of clinical social work experience practicing in Connecticut and has worked with mood, attachment, and substance use concerns.
Which credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Connecticut Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and practices from Connecticut.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.