Experience
Professional Background
At Abiding Inner Work, you will find over 20 years of combined experience in mental health and mental health related areas including individual counseling, school counseling, special education, crisis counseling, play therapy, and parent coaching. Our therapist specializes in helping neurodiverse individuals heal from attachment wounds, anxiety, grief, trauma, and complex trauma. Using EMDR, CBT, Internal Family Systems Therapy, and nervous system-informed therapy, she provides compassionate, neuro-affirming, evidence-based care that helps you build resilience, strengthen your relationships, and create lasting change. Our therapist completed her Masters in Counseling and School Counseling at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She also received advanced training in neurodiversity affirming practices in both the education and mental health settings, EMDRIA approved advanced training in EMDR through EMDR Center of the Rockies, and various play therapy trainings through the Colorado Association of Play Therapists. At Abiding Inner Work, our therapist continues in refining her skills through regular consultation with other professionals, certified continuing education classes, and professional association conferences and events.
Introduction
Meet the Therapist
Lori Erwin is a heart-centered Licensed Professional Counselor. She uses both her lived experience and professional wisdom to uplift her clients. Lori is passionate about helping individuals discover effective strategies for emotional regulation, balanced relationships, and personal growth. She specializes in assisting neurodiverse clients who are experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, divorce, parenting challenges, and chronic illness. Utilizing client-centered interventions such as EMDR, play therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness, Lori will work with you to address the core issues that are impacting your life so that real change can happen. As you work together, you will reclaim your true identity, connect in more meaningful relationships, and begin living the life you've always wanted.
My path to becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor began over 20 years ago, answering calls on a hotline dedicated to helping people in crisis. A few years later, I started working in special education after one of my own children was diagnosed with Autism. That experience helped me to better understand my child, and I learned how to truly support neurodiverse kids and families, in the classroom and in their hearts. That led me to become a Licensed Professional School Counselor, where I focused on social-emotional learning and mental health. After that, I felt a deeper call to help individuals heal and grow. So, I opened my private practice to provide more intensive, personalized care for children, teens, and adults.
My approach is grounded in the belief that symptoms often make sense in the context of your life experiences. Rather than focusing only on symptom management, I help clients understand how trauma, attachment wounds, sensory overload, and chronic stress affect the nervous system, emotions, beliefs, and behaviors. Healing begins with compassion for these patterns and learning new ways to respond to ourselves and others. Therapy with me is collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to your goals. I integrate evidence-based, neuro-affirming, interventions such as EMDR, CBT, Internal Family Systems, ACT, and nervous system regulation strategies to support trauma processing, relationship healing, emotional regulation, and lasting change.
I continue to learn new things and refine my skills as a counselor. I completed my Masters in Counseling at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. I have completed EMDRIA approved advanced training in EMDR through EMDR Center of the Rockies. I’ve also completed various play therapy trainings through the Colorado Association of Play Therapists. I also have advanced training in neurodiversity affirming practices in both the education and mental health settings. I continue to refine my skills through regular consultation with other professionals, certified continuing education classes, and professional association conferences and events. Currently, I am completing additional advanced training in Internal Family Systems Therapy. My areas of interest include Autism, ADHD, spirituality, neuropsychology, relationships, women's mental health, abuse recovery, divorce recovery, PTSD and CPTSD, religious trauma and recovery, and personal growth.