Erin Bulinski, LCSW
After completing her undergraduate degree at William & Mary, Erin was excited to return to her home state of Maryland, where she earned her master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Maryland. Erin was pulled back to Virginia in 2017 by an offer to join the team at Prosperity Eating Disorder & Wellness Center, where she became Clinical Director of the Charlottesville program.
Erin is passionate about helping clients find freedom from their eating disorders and body image distortion, and believes full recovery from an eating disorder is possible. One of Erin’s greatest strengths is her ability to quickly develop a trusting relationship and connect with clients and their families. She matches her direct, goal-oriented nature with great compassion and empathy. Erin uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients develop a greater understanding of how their thoughts affect their eating disorder behaviors. Erin also utilizes tenants of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, tailoring treatment to each individual client as needed. Erin believes in the intuitive eating and Health at Every Size (HAES) models, and incorporates these beliefs into her therapeutic sessions. Erin was named “Best Mental Health Professional” by Cville Magazine in 2019. Erin is a fluent Spanish-speaker, and prior to moving to Virginia, her practice focused on mental health concerns within immigrant and refugee populations.
Outside of work, Erin is an unapologetically obsessed dog-mom to a spastic but loving husky, Luna, and became a human-mom to her redheaded Energizer-Bunny toddler, Zane, in 2020. In her free time, Erin loves reading, hiking, wine tasting, playing with Luna and Zane…and trying to convince her husband to get another puppy!
What my clients have to say...
“I will forever be grateful for every trial that led me to Erin’s office. Her compassion and dedication as a therapist are unmatched. When darkness surrounded me and I saw no way out, Erin became the brightest light and with her help, I was finally able to see that my life had value and that I was worth fighting for.”
“Erin is a stellar therapist and has really helped me build confidence and feel a sense of safety within myself and achieve my goals.”
“Throughout my recovery journey, I have worked with a number of therapists, and I can honestly say that Erin is one of the best I’ve ever had. When I first met her, I immediately felt that I could trust her. Her genuine empathy for her clients coming from her own journey of recovery shines through instantly. Erin has seen me through multiple stages of recovery - good, bad, relapse, progress - and her compassionate support has never wavered. I have always felt that she has cared about me and wanted the best for me not just as an eating disorder client, but as a whole human too. Working with her was the first time I ever felt like someone really “got” me and understood my eating disorder; she is incredibly intuitive and quick on the uptake. Erin is also direct and has the unique capability of calling out the eating disorder without seeming harsh. Through working with her, I have been able to challenge some of the rigidity that had previously kept me firmly rooted in my eating disorder. Wherever you are in recovery, I can no doubt say that you will benefit from working with Erin. She is pure gold.”
"Not once did Erin give up on me or into my eating disorder.
She helped heal me by being a comprehensive and motivated provider, but, more importantly, as a gentle, open, and deeply kind person.
To her, you are important.
Erin is someone you want in your saving story; I couldn't be more grateful that she is in mine."