Erin Haentjens

Erin Haentjens is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California who emphasizes mindfulness and body-attuned work. She centers sessions on helping people reconnect with their bodies and inner sense of knowing. Erin aims to make therapy practical and down to earth so people can use what they learn in daily life.

Her approach blends movement-oriented and body-centered psychotherapy with talk therapy. She helps people notice physical cues, build self-trust, and strengthen inner resources. This often leads to greater self-acceptance and clearer decision making.

Erin has eight years of clinical experience in a range of settings. She has worked in schools, group homes, foster care, and community programs. She has led life-skills camps for incarcerated and at-risk youth and co-facilitated women’s therapy groups.

She also brings a background in athletics to her work. Erin holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with a somatic specialization and a Graduate Certificate in Exercise and Sport Performance. That experience shapes her work with people recovering from injury and with athletes reworking identity after setbacks.

In sessions she gives people space to move at their own pace. She listens for strengths and helps clients build on what already works. Practical skills, mindful awareness, and steady support are central to how she works.

How mindfulness and attachment work online

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and body sensations without judgment. It can help with anxiety, stress, and body image by slowing things down and creating more aware choices. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people form safer ways of relating and communicating.

Erin views finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will work with each person to see which methods fit their goals and comfort. Together they try methods, notice what helps, and adjust the plan based on the client’s needs and preferences.

If you are considering online work, confirm the session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They can also let people practice mindfulness and body-awareness skills in their daily routines, helping skills carry over between sessions.