Erin T Albanese

Erin Albanese is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Chemical Dependency Professional, EMDR practitioner and Outdoor Behavioral Health Leader located in Warwick, RI. Many of Erin’s clients suffer from the negative impacts of grief and trauma often experienced in early childhood. This often results in a mental health condition like PTSD, depression, anxiety. Other outcomes may include substance misuse or relationship conflicts, or feeling disconnected from our authentic self. Erin helps her clients connect to their body, mind and spirit, grow self-compassion and break free from their distress, toxic relationships, unwanted habits, and routines.

Erin’s approach to therapy draws from multiple evidence-based therapy modalities. Clients learn how to become more self-aware and introspective through movement, mindfulness-based exercises, including meditation, body scans, or deep breathing. Erin also teaches clients how to become more aware of unhealthy thought patterns that lead to a distressed mood or to harmful coping behaviors such as substance misuse, unsupportive relationships, or self-harm. For clients who previously experienced traumatic events, she facilitates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, which helps the brain put those memories into the background so that the client can move forward in their life.

Erin earned her Master’s degree from Rhode Island College. She has over 20 years of experience in the field of mental health, focused her graduate studies in trauma and addiction. Erin also has a personal understanding of the impact of trauma and addiction on families and on our physical, social and emotional experiences. Erin's goal is to help clients reconnect and take care of their inner selves and use healthy coping skills to move past difficult emotions.