Erin Alig-Dimalanta

Erin Alig-Dimalanta is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing major life changes. She works with individuals who are dealing with loss, relationship endings, trauma, and struggles with self-worth. Her style is grounded and direct, aimed at helping people feel steadier and more able to make choices they trust.

Erin uses practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside an openness to spiritual concerns when clients bring them up. She pays attention to how past attachments shape current relationships and helps people identify patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions often focus on small, manageable shifts that build clearer boundaries and greater self-compassion.

Over 12 years in practice in California, Erin has supported clients through grief, anger, mood struggles, and the fallout of abusive or narcissistic relationships. She also works with people navigating parenting strain, pregnancy and childbirth changes, and issues common to young adults and veterans. Divorce and separation appear among her focus areas when people face those transitions.

Her approach centers on collaborative work where therapist and client set goals together. Erin aims to make therapy useful for daily life, not just for talking. She encourages practical tools, steady emotional regulation, and recovery from traumatic stress responses.

To begin, prospective clients use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling follows based on therapist availability and the subscription model the practice uses, which can be canceled at any time.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Erin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on attachment and trauma recovery. Attachment-focused work looks at how early relationships shape how people relate now and helps identify patterns that lead to loneliness, control issues, or repeated conflict. Trauma-focused techniques help people learn to regulate intense emotions and reduce the hold of painful memories so daily life feels more manageable.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Erin will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals and comfort level, adjusting over time as progress is made. She aims to make therapy feel practical, helping clients try tools between sessions and check what works.

The biography does not list session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many clients find online therapy makes it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, reduces travel time, and allows for shorter check-ins when needed. Online work can also let people access continuity of care during life transitions and follow-up after major events without rearranging their whole day.