Erin Berzins, PhD

Antioch University
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I am a licensed mental health counselor and state-approved supervisor in Washington, as well as a licensed professional clinical counselor and board-approved supervisor in Minnesota. I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults in a range of clinical settings. My passions in client work include perinatal mental health, relational trauma, and attachment. My research work has been in perinatal mental health, feedback in higher education, and adventure sports.

Erin Berzins

Core Faculty & Director of Clinical Training

Graduate School of Counseling, Psychology & Therapy

[email protected]

PhD, Counselor Education and Supervision, Antioch University Seattle
MA, Counseling, Antioch University Seattle
BA, Criminal Justice, Seattle University

I believe in student-centered classrooms and engaging adult learners in a challenging and relationally-based learning environment. I take a developmental stance in working with students, recognizing that they are participating in both an academic and personal journey. To help students become fully engaged professional counselors, I seek to bring the ethics and professional competencies of our field into each lesson.

  • Berzins, R. E. W. (2019). Helping students accept critical feedback. 50-minute workshop presented to the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision: Seattle, WA.
  • Berzins, E., Byrd, M., & Sano, K. (2018, November). The commoditization of the degree: The influence of consumer culture on students in the classroom. 50-minute roundtable presented to the Western Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, Santa Rosa, CA.
  • Wenzel, E. & Ward, C. (2014, March). Counseling adventure sports participants: More than “adrenaline junkies.” 60-minute workshop presented to the American Counseling Association conference, Honolulu, HI.
  • Wenzel, E. & Ward, C. (2013, November). Adventure sports counseling: Strategies for critical response and resiliency. 60-minute workshop presented to the Washington Counselors Association conference, Spokane, WA.
  • American Counseling Association
  • Association for Counselor Education and Supervision