Erin Knudson

Erin Knudson is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family tension, trauma, and self-esteem struggles. She offers a calm, down-to-earth presence and focuses on practical ways to manage what feels overwhelming. Many clients come for help when life feels stuck or stressful and want clear tools to cope better.

Erin centers sessions on each person's real-life situation. She uses mindfulness practices to help people notice what they are feeling in the moment. She also draws on client-centered work to follow the client's lead, and cognitive behavioral strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts and habits.

Her approach is collaborative and paced to the client's needs. Sessions include listening, skill-building, and short exercises that can be used between meetings. Erin aims to help people build small, steady changes that add up over time.

Over a long career she has helped people facing a wide range of challenges including panic attacks, midlife transitions, issues related to aging and cancer, and struggles with guilt or shame. She also supports those working through family of origin issues and communication problems.

Erin practices in Colorado and conducts therapy in English. She holds a Colorado licensed marriage and family therapist credential - LMFT - and brings years of experience to each session.

How Erin’s approaches translate to online work

Erin commonly draws on mindfulness therapy to help people ground themselves in the present moment and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness exercises often involve simple breath or body awareness practices and can ease anxiety or stress by building moment-to-moment attention.

She also uses client-centered therapy which focuses on listening closely and following the person's lead. This approach helps people feel heard and respected and creates space to identify what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy is another tool she uses to notice and change patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Erin collaborates with each person to figure out which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people practice skills learned in sessions in the flow of everyday life, helping carry gains from therapy into regular routines.