Erin Love, LAC
Owner, Little Flame Counseling
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
Email: [email protected] Website: www.erin-love.com |
"I’m probably not the right therapist if you’re looking for quick solutions or aren’t interested in engaging in a collaborative, adaptive process that requires intimacy and trust. But if you’re open-minded and ready to explore your depth—or to shed identities that no longer fit--I’d be honored to co-create something meaningful with you."
Erin is a therapist and interdisciplinary artist originally from the small coastal town of Valdez, Alaska. Much of her path has involved bridging different ways of knowing—art and science, head and heart, intuition and analysis—in an ongoing search for clarity and meaningful connection.
Erin's work is informed by her beginnings as a fine artist. "In my 20s, I earned a BFA in Illustration from PNCA in Portland, Oregon. I poured energy into making and exhibiting large-scale paintings while also curating community shows at a gallery co-op. Like many artists, I supported myself by working in cafes and restaurants. I hold deep fondness and respect for that time—years of working and learning alongside other artists trying to make creative lives work. It taught me that creativity, for me, is fueled by layered forms of connection: to diverse people and perspectives, to my own inner multiplicity, and to the part of me always reaching toward something elusive and undefined." In her 30s, seeking a new kind of balance that blended creative drive with sustainability, she decided to pursue a master’s degree in counseling. This felt like a natural evolution—bringing together her curiosity about shared human experience and her interest in supporting others through existential grief, transformation, and the process of reclaiming sovereignty. Erin's approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, and depth-oriented. She draws from trauma and attachment theory, somatic and relational practices, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and expressive arts, as well as Jungian and mythopoetic perspectives. Erin's practice is queer-affirming, non-pathologizing, and rooted in collective liberation. Erin especially enjoys working with highly sensitive people, artists, introverts, intuitives, "and those with a bit of a rebellious streak"—people who’ve often felt like outsiders in one way or another. "I value the many forms intelligence can take and appreciates the insight and perspective that diverse minds bring to the collective." Depending on what feels supportive, sessions might include working with collage, clay, metaphor, and symbolic exploration—or simply staying with the emotional truth of the moment. Recognizing that we live in a culture that rewards overthinking and disconnection from the body, Erin incorporates present-moment awareness and embodiment practices, including grounding tools and guided visualizations when helpful. Outside the therapy space, Erin is reconnecting with her creative practice after nearly seven years focused on clinical training and growth. She works in watercolor and mixed media, exploring themes like liminality, intimacy, longing, freedom, love, and the unseen forces that shape experience. "Art and therapy feel deeply connected to me," she says, "Both are practices of listening, reflecting, and being in relationship with what’s complex and alive." You can learn more about Erin's therapy practice and view her artwork at erin-love.com. |