Erin Welsh , MD, LCPC

Erin Welsh is a licensed counselor practicing in Maryland who works with children, adolescents, adults, caregivers, and people growing their families. She brings a broad base of training and experience to each case and partners with clients to identify strengths, clarify needs, and set meaningful goals. Erin emphasizes a collaborative process that supports increased self-esteem, skill development, and practical steps toward a more positive perspective.

Her work addresses a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, parenting difficulties, career issues, OCD, and ADHD. Treatment is individualized and eclectic, tailored to each person’s unique situation and goals. She draws on cognitive-behavioral strategies to help clients learn to manage negative self-talk and develop healthier patterns of thinking and behavior. For younger children, Erin incorporates multisensory and tactile techniques as appropriate.

When working with children as young as four, she prioritizes parent involvement and often engages parents, siblings, or other family members so the family can work together for the child’s benefit. Erin provides messaging and live messaging services and offers occasional phone sessions, checking in Monday through Friday. Her listed credentials include MD, which indicates a medical degree, and LCPC, which denotes Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify what matters most to them and build action-oriented skills to move toward those values. In practice this can help with stress, anxiety, and life transitions by teaching acceptance of difficult emotions while committing to meaningful change.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationships and early patterns of connection, exploring how those dynamics influence current relationships and emotional responses. This approach can be useful for relationship challenges, intimacy issues, and attachment concerns within families.

Erin collaborates with each client to determine which approaches fit best for their needs, goals, and preferences. Finding the right therapeutic method is treated as a shared process - the therapist and client explore options together and adapt techniques over time.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility: sessions can happen by video call, by phone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging, allowing work to continue around busy schedules and across locations. Working remotely with licensed professionals can make it easier to maintain consistency, access support during transitions, and integrate therapy into everyday life.