Erin Beskid, MD, LCPC

Erin Beskid, MD, LCPC, brings more than 15 years of clinical and coaching experience to her work helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She holds an MD, which denotes a Doctor of Medicine, and an LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor; she is also certified as an LCPC in Montana. Her pathway into mental health began with an interest in how thought and performance interact in sport and activity, and that early focus has expanded into a broad practice that meets people where they are and in formats that suit their lives.

Throughout her career she has combined performance coaching with clinical care, supporting youth, people recovering from injury, those in crisis, and LGBTQ+ individuals. She has experience in weight loss coaching, using biofeedback and physiological approaches to address stress and anxiety, coaching sport, and teaching at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels. Those varied roles inform a practical, skills-based approach that draws on evidence-informed methods.

Her therapeutic style is open, nonjudgmental, and patient while also remaining practical and grounded in theory. She emphasizes strengths and skill building, using coping skills alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness techniques, and Motivational Interviewing as appropriate. Erin adapts elements from multiple approaches to fit each person and situation, and she can be direct when that serves the work best.

Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career and coaching needs, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, first responder issues, impulsivity, life purpose, and self-love. Her practice centers on helping people develop practical tools and greater insight to move toward more fulfilling, sustainable patterns of living.