Dr. Erin Etzel is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in working with people whose physical health conditions impact their mood, sleep, daily activities, relationships, and overall quality of life. She has extensive experience working with individuals living with chronic pain and sleep disorders, as well as military veterans. Dr. Etzel has formal training and experience in several evidence-based practices, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) for chronic pain, and trauma-focused therapies, including Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure. Her use of these evidence-based therapies and warm, genuine style encourage her clients’ healing and provide a supportive therapeutic environment to help clients leave unhelpful patterns behind and live a more fulfilling life.

As a trauma-informed health psychologist, Dr. Etzel appreciates the well-documented connection between past experiences of trauma and invalidation, especially those occurring in childhood, and mental and physical health outcomes later in life. She considers the “whole client” and their life experiences at each step of the therapeutic relationship, allowing space for collaborative treatment decision-making and demonstrating her belief in human resilience.