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Training and Experience |
Dr. Erin Palmwood is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Virginia. She earned her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Delaware and completed her clinical internship at Washington State University, after which she was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Dr. Palmwood has worked as a clinician in university counseling centers, pediatric hospitals, cancer treatment centers, and community outpatient clinics. She particularly enjoys working with adolescents and adults to address concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anger management difficulties. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Palmwood is an assistant professor within the Department of Psychological Science at the University of Mary Washington, where she teaches undergraduate psychology courses and conducts research on close relationships. |
Therapeutic Approach |
Dr. Palmwood takes an integrative approach to therapy, using the best available research to develop evidence-based treatment plans that address her clients’ concerns. Often, this involves using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in conjunction with other treatments such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and other mindfulness-informed interventions. She also uses Cognitive Processing Therapy and Exposure and Response Prevention to address trauma and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, respectively.
Dr. Palmwood values working with clients in a way that is interactive and transparent. She views therapy as a collaborative effort and creates an environment for her clients that is supportive, empathic, and nonjudgmental. Dr. Palmwood is also attentive to the ways in which her clients’ identities shape their experiences within and outside of therapy, and she works to provide treatment from a place of cultural humility and cultural responsiveness. |
