Erin Beskid, LCPC

Erin Beskid is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and life transitions. She brings a straightforward, skills-based approach and a patient, nonjudgmental manner that aims to make therapy practical and useful for day-to-day life.

She began working in mental health through sports and performance, learning how thought and body affect behavior. That background led to work with people recovering from injury, youth, LGBTQ+ clients, and those facing crisis. Her experience also includes coaching, biofeedback for stress and anxiety, and teaching at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels.

Erin leans on a mix of techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy, and motivational interviewing. In sessions she focuses on coping skills, emotion regulation, and practical strategies that can be used between meetings. She aims to be direct when needed and to help people apply their strengths to real challenges.

Her work often includes attention to attention-related concerns such as ADHD, as well as relationship issues, self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses attachment concerns, codependency, communication problems, and topics related to kink and alternative sexual cultures when relevant to the person.

Erin holds LCPC credentials in Montana and Maryland and has about 15 years of experience. She invites potential clients to consider whether her practical, skills-focused style fits their needs before scheduling a first session.

How Erin Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Erin often uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based techniques when working with clients. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity and improve stress management.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness when those tools fit a person's goals. DBT skills offer concrete steps for managing intense emotions and improving communication in stressful situations. Choosing which approaches to emphasize is a collaborative process; the therapist and client decide together what techniques match the client’s needs, goals, and preferences.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific online formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce commute time, and allow regular check-ins during life transitions. Some approaches translate well to remote sessions because they rely on structured exercises, homework, and brief skill practices that fit into everyday routines.