Erin Runt Therapy

10/13/2026

What is covert s*xual coercion, and how can it show up in relationships? My newest blog post explores this dynamic further.

Covert s*xual coercion is quiet pressure around s*x in committed relationships. A couples therapist speaks on consent vs. compliance, the signs, and what helps.

09/11/2026

How does parental favoritism of a child impact the long-term chances of an estrangement between family members? The connection between these two experiences is the focus of today's blog post.

Favoritism in a family by one or more parents has significant impact on sibling relationships as well as on family estrangement.

06/24/2026

Have you talked to your therapist about your siblings yet? My most recent blog post explores the potential (and likely) benefits of exploring your experience with your sibling relationship(s).

This is the second blog post in a series of posts called The Sibling Therapy Series: Seeing the relationships we've learned to overlook. This will be a series of ten or so posts about sibling therapy, directed at either the people seeking sibling therapy and sibling relationship knowledge for themselves, or, the people providing these services who want to know more.

If your relationship with your sibling(s) hasn't come up in your therapy yet, it’s worth bringing in. What you learn about yourself through that relationship could add a lot of value to your therapy work.

05/05/2026

What is adult sibling therapy, and could it help you? The first in a new series of blog posts I'll call The Sibling Therapy Series.

Sibling therapy is relational therapy focused on the sibling relationship itself. Learn what it is, how it works, and whether it might be worth considering for you and a sibling.

09/19/2025

Erin’s back to talk to Jenna Ryu about ways in which an older sister may positively impact the way younger brothers grow to treat other women in their lives.

interview with self magazine

08/08/2025

Following the recent viral video on TikTok, many people are wondering: What exactly is transference, and is it normal? I speak with Jenna Ryu at SELF Magazine about what transference is and what a mental health provider might do when it's present in the therapy relationship.

It’s surprisingly common—and not just a romantic fantasy that makes for juicy TikTok drama.

10/08/2024

Erin had the fun opportunity to speak with writer Faith Hill about adult sibling therapy - check out the article to hear more!

08/25/2023

Erin Runt Therapy is where relationships go to transform. We've got a new website, a new office space, and we're open to new clients from Illinois, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona! Stop by www.erinrunttherapy.com today to learn more or request services.

Erin Runt Therapy provides effective, skilled, and evidence-based marriage and couple counseling in Illinois, Washington and Oregon.

08/04/2019

The grief we experience after an unexpected loss can be straightforward, confusing, overwhelming, and everything in between. We might feel angry, devastated, helpless, disoriented, numb, and many other things - sometimes all at once. Some losses will just never make sense, no matter how hard we try.

When experiencing and , the kindest thing you can do for yourself and others around you is to have patience everyone's different way of experiencing the loss. Spending time with others who can hold space for your grief and be with you may give some comfort. Connecting with , , and even professional support is a good way to take care of yourself and process what you're feeling. You are likely not alone in your grief - take the step to talk about it with others.

07/04/2019

When someone is looking for a good but has no idea where to start, I recommend a couple things. ⁣
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•Make sure you have a idea of what you want to work on, and if there's anything that's important to you about a person you're going to trust with your . Example: knowing that you want to work on , knowing that you need help with with your life, or knowing that you need a therapist who is or about and *xuality.⁣
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•You can go to a therapy directory and use filters to rule out people who aren't a good fit. Example: If you were on Psychology today, you would check filters for "depression", "family conflict", and/or "queer-allied". I also recommend filtering for insurance, self-pay, or sliding scale.⁣
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•Make sure you look at their actual website. The actual website will tell you a little more about them and their personality. On something like Psychology Today, you have a word limit so you have to cut a lot out when you post a profile. ⁣
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•Make sure that the therapist you're looking at actually works with your concerns. Example: you want help with depression but the person's website only talks about working with and borderline personality disorder, even though they said on their Psychology Today profile that they work with depression. Or, you want a non-judgmental therapist to talk through gender concerns, but you notice that they don't mention anywhere on their website that they are aware of gender and s*xuality or they reference "men" and "women" a lot, rather than "people". ⁣
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•Be willing to give them a call and ask them questions! Talking to them on the phone will also help you get a sense of if you click. It's also okay to judge a therapist on their picture. Sometimes we get a sense from a therapist's picture if they look , , , etc.⁣
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What other things have you found to be helpful when looking for a therapist?⁣
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