ABOUT ERIN

Erin Pickney, LCSW - Therapist in Nashville, TN

My passion is helping you find peace and balance in your life. We all have things we struggle with, and sometimes we need help finding a way to overcome them. I love working with my clients to learn new ways to approach hard things, work through old baggage, and better manage the relationships in their lives.

I believe that the most important part of therapy is the relationship between you and your therapist. My goal is to create a safe space where you feel free to share who you are, what you need, and what works for you. I believe that enhancing the tools and skills you already have is a great place to start. I love working with clients struggling with anxiety, depression, toxic perfectionism and overcontrol, and those recovering from trauma, substance abuse, or abusive or isolative religious upbringings.  When you make the choice to start therapy, you’re choosing to take the first step towards taking your life back.  I see the hope and courage of every person who enters my office, and I am continually impressed at the resiliency of the human spirit.

I’m always learning and growing as a therapist. I am comprehensively trained in DBT. I am a Certified Brainspotting Therapist. I have completed trainings in Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I continue to attend trainings regularly and stay up to date on the latest research. I want to bring you the best resources out there to help you on your path, so if I hear about something that might help you, I’ll learn more about it. If it’s not something I’m trained in, I’ll tell you about it and refer you to someone who is trained in it if we both think it’s the best fit for your needs.

I hope to hold space you as you begin your healing journey.  I consider it a privilege to walk alongside my clients as they grow into the best versions of themselves.  It’s hard work you’re considering, and I am here to support you through it.