About Dr. Erin Ferguson, Ph.D.
I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Virginia in 2017, where I received intensive training in empirically supported skills-based and insight-oriented approaches to psychotherapy, particularly cognitive behavioral and relational psychodynamic therapies. My training and work experience spans both adult inpatient and adult outpatient work, and includes placements at the West Virginia University Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services (predoctoral internship in Health Service Psychology), Western State Hospital in Staunton, Virginia, the Mary D. Ainsworth Psychological Clinic at the University of Virginia (UVA), the UVA Behavioral Medicine Center, the UVA Department of Athletics (Sports Psychology), and UVA Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). I also have extensive experience conducting psychoeducational assessments with both children and adults, as well as non-pharmacological treatments for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and related concerns (cognitive training, neurofeedback). Outside of my clinical practice, I have served as an adjunct faculty instructor at UVA and Longwood University, and enjoy teaching undergraduate- and graduate-level psychology courses relevant to clinical psychology.
I am licensed to practice as a clinical psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia (VA #0810005847) and hold an authorization to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology under PSYPACT (APIT #17749). I offer in-person, remote, and hybrid services.
I am licensed to practice as a clinical psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia (VA #0810005847) and hold an authorization to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology under PSYPACT (APIT #17749). I offer in-person, remote, and hybrid services.
My therapeutic approach
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My approach to psychotherapy is pragmatic and integrative, and is based largely on cognitive behavioral and relational psychodynamic theories. Specific interventions that I use throughout treatment include relational, emotion-focused, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based relaxation, and interpersonal process techniques. My most valuable tool as a clinician, however, is you, and the foundation of our work together is a strong, supportive, trusting relationship. Thus, I work collaboratively with my clients to develop treatment goals and a treatment plan that is individually tailored to their needs and balances enhanced self-insight with developing more useful and effective coping strategies.
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