Erin Ruder
she/her
About
Erin
Hello, I’m Erin! If you’re someone who holds yourself to high standards but still feels overwhelmed, scattered, or stuck in your own head, you’re not alone! I enjoy working alongside clients to help them identify barriers and internal strength to address their challenges.
I place a strong emphasis on fostering client autonomy, encouraging self-advocacy, and helping them to identify and implement coping skills to manage life’s challenges. I find joy in empowering clients to pursue a life aimed towards growth and healing.
I enjoy spending quality time with my friends, hiking with my dog, Lucy Lu, and watching documentaries. I find joy in laughter, music, nature, spending time with my horse and dog, and relationships. In my spare time, I enjoy practicing self-care such as gardening, taking strolls with my dog, and making candles because it allows me to recharge and ground myself.
Erin
treats clients with
Stress
Depression
Anxiety
Substance Use
Cultural or Racial Identity
Eating Disorders
Childhood Challenges
Grief and Loss
Weight Management
ADHD
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Relationship Difficulties
Life Transitions
Trauma and PTSD
Communities
Erin
specializes in
Older Adults
Veterans
Approaches
Erin
can use
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Dialectical Behavioral (DBT)
Mindfulness
Motivational Interviewing
Solution-Focused Therapy
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Therapy (AEDP)
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Control Mastery
Humanistic/Transpersonal
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Narrative Therapy
Psychoanalytic
Psychodynamic
Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy (TLDP)
Abstinence-Only Models of Recovery
Seeking Safety
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Panic
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Phobia
Harm Reduction for Substance Use Disorders
Interpersonal Therapy for Depression (IPT)
Somatic Therapies
Erin
education and experience
- Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy from Antioch University in Los Angeles.
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from University of California Santa Barbara.
- California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist LMFT # 16228 currently through March 31st 2028; renewed regularly per state guidelines
Erin
license information